Status:

RECRUITING

Oxalate and Citrate in Humans - Response to Citrate

Lead Sponsor:

University of Chicago

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)

Conditions:

Kidney Stone

Healthy

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-70 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

This is a single-center study that aims to learn more about how two compounds found in food, oxalate and citrate, interact in the body and may influence a person's chances of forming kidney stones. Th...

Detailed Description

Administration of oral potassium citrate without oxalate is the next step in determining whether there is a transporter-mediated mechanism linking urinary oxalate and citrate excretion in humans. The ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Stone formers (SF):
  • Age 18-70
  • History of at least one calcium-based kidney stone
  • Non-stone formers (NSF):
  • Age 18-70
  • No history of kidney stone
  • 24-hour urine oxalate within laboratory normal range (\<50 mg/day)

Exclusion

  • History of primarily uric acid, cysteine, or struvite stones
  • History of severe acid-base abnormality, very low (less than 100 mg/day) or very high (greater than 1500 mg/day) urine citrate
  • Any controls or stone former (SF) participants who cannot stop diuretic medication or alkali supplementation for the course of the study period
  • Chronic kidney disease (glomerular filtration rate \<75 milliliters per minute per 1.73 square meters \[mL/min/1.73 m²\])
  • Non-stone formers (NSF) and stone formers (SF) with extreme levels of urine citrate will be excluded from this small initial study to reduce heterogeneity and remove focus from the extremes of citrate levels.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 1 2025

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

June 1 2027

Estimated Enrollment :

24 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06944223

Start Date

October 1 2025

End Date

June 1 2027

Last Update

December 16 2025

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University of Chicago Medical Center

Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60637