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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

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.

IllinoisUniversity 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.