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Oxalate and Citrate in Humans - Response to Citrate
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Who can join
Ages 18 to 70 · All sexes · Healthy volunteers welcome
Full eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria: 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 Criteria: 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.
About the study
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. The study will examine changes in urinary oxalate and citrate levels after participants consume potassium citrate.
What is being tested
- Kidney stone formers (other)
- Control cohort (other)
Sponsor: University of Chicago · Participants: 24 · Started: Oct 1, 2025
Contact the study team
Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT06944223
Locations in the U.S.
| Illinois | University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago |
Conditions
From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Sep 29, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.