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Kidney Stone Inflammation

University of Chicago · NCT06436235

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Key facts

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Not posted. Ask the study team before screening.
Who can join
Ages 18–70 · All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
Study type
Observational
Target enrollment
40
US sites recruiting
1
Study start
June 30, 2024
Record last updated
July 8, 2026

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What the study is about

This observational study aims to look at the connections between kidney stones, insulin resistance, and inflammation. The researchers hypothesize that people who form calcium kidney stones and have insulin resistance may have higher levels of inflammation because they have more visceral fat (fat around the abdominal organs).

The study will recruit 20 people who have had calcium kidney stones but don't have diabetes, and 20 healthy people who haven't had kidney stones. All the participants will come to the research center at the University of Chicago Medicine. Participants will have a dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) scan to measure their visceral fat, and give blood and urine samples. The blood will be tested for insulin resistance, inflammatory markers, and other metabolic factors. The urine will be analyzed for substances that increase kidney stone risk.

The main goal is to see if the kidney stone formers with insulin resistance have more visceral fat compared to those without insulin resistance and the healthy participants. The researchers will also compare inflammatory marker levels between groups, and look at how visceral fat, inflammatory markers, insulin resistance, and urine stone risk factors are related.

The findings may help explain how kidney stones are connected to metabolic conditions like diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Researchers hope this information will help identify stone formers at risk early and develop preventive treatments in the future.

Conditions: Kidney Stone; Stone, Kidney

Eligibility criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

  • Stone formers:
  • Age 18-70
  • History of at least one calcium-based kidney stone
  • Healthy Controls:
  • Age 18-70
  • No history of kidney stone or family history of kidney stones

Exclusion Criteria (for both groups):

  • History of primarily uric acid
  • Cysteine, or struvite stones
  • History of diabetes or impaired glucose tolerance
  • Previous thiazide use
  • Anyone on a medication that cannot be stopped that may affect urine composition
  • Previous bariatric surgery or ileostomy
  • Primary hyperparathyroidism and elevated serum calcium.

Recruiting US locations

  • University of Chicago Medical Center

    Chicago, IL 60637

    Site contact: Megan Prochaska, MD · 773-702-1000 · mprocha2@medicine.bsd.uchicago.edu

Study contacts (from the official record)

  • Megan Prochaska, MD · 773-702-1000 · mprocha2@medicine.bsd.uchicago.edu
  • Elaine Worcester, MD · 773-702-3630 · eworcest@medicine.bsd.uchicago.edu
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