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Variation in Urine Electrolytes, pH and Specific Gravity Throughout the Day

A study testing Normal fluid intake without true lemon and Double fluid intake plus 3 bottles of water with True Lemon in people with Healthy, run by Adam Howe, MD at 1 site in United States.

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Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

This study is a prospective study looking at healthy adults who will have urine collected at 4 set times throughout the course of the day. On Day 2, 3, and 4 subjects will drink a bottle of water containing True lemon and on days 2 and 3 double the amount of fluid intake from Day 1. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and olderHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
Healthy
What is being tested?
Normal fluid intake without true lemon and Double fluid intake plus 3 bottles of water with True Lemon
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
23 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
28 Aug 2018to 20 May 2019
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Healthy adult subjects

Who cannot join

  • Subjects taking diuretics
  • Subjects who have known kidney disease
  • Subjects with history of known nephrolithiasis

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • Albany Medical College

    Albany, New York, 12208

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About this study

Official title: Variation in Urine Electrolytes, pH and Specific Gravity Throughout the Day and the Effect of Increased Fluid Intake on Intra-Day Urine Composition

This study is a prospective study looking at healthy adults who will have urine collected at 4 set times throughout the course of the day. On Day 2, 3, and 4 subjects will drink a bottle of water containing True lemon and on days 2 and 3 double the amount of fluid intake from Day 1. On day 4 the subject will collect urine samples at 4 set times throughout the day. The pH of all of the urine samples will be checked with a urine dipstick and the samples will be sent to Litholink Lab for electrolyte composition analysis.

Read the detailed description

20 subjects will be recruited and consented in the Urology Clinic office. Subjects will complete a questionnaire asking about weight, height, history of kidney stones, whether they are on any diuretics, medications that alter urine chemistries, or special diets. BMI will be calculated. Day 1 will begin at 5p.m. on the day before first morning void is collected. The subjects will collect a spot urine sample on the first void at home, then at 9-10AM, 1-2 PM and 4-5PM. They will be provided 4 sterile urine cups labeled for the different timed collection marked at the 20-30 ml line to indicate how much urine should be collected. Subjects will be instructed to refrigerate their first voids.The 2nd, 3rd and 4th void samples will be collected in the office during the designated times, and given to study personnel. The subjects will record the time of each void, the time given to the study representative, the times they eat, and their approximate fluid intake on the provided diaries. Subjects will be asked not to void outside of the timed collections. If they do void outside of these times, they will be asked to record the extra times that they void.

On Day 2, 3, and 4 the subject will drink a bottle of water with True Lemon after 5pm. On days 3 and 4 the subjects will double their fluid intake using Day 1 as a guide. On Day 4 the subjects will collect 4 urine samples as previously described for Day1. They will be instructed to mix 1 packet of True lemon in one 16.9oz (500 mL) bottle of Poland Spring. All True Lemon packets (True Citrus, 11501 Pocomoke Court Suite D, Baltimore, MD 21220). and Poland Spring (Nestle Waters North America) bottles will be provided to subjects by the research study team.

UA dipsticks will be used in office to evaluate for pH and specific gravity. Samples will also be sent to lab for evaluation of chemical composition of creatinine, citrate, and calcium. Electrolytes will be indexed against creatinine to evaluate their concentrations without having a 24-hour void volume amount A sample of citrate-Poland Spring will be sent to Litholink for analysis of Calcium and Citrate for reference.

Conditions
Healthy
Being tested
Normal fluid intake without true lemon, Double fluid intake plus 3 bottles of water with True Lemon

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Normal fluid intake without true lemonDietary supplement

    16.9oz water with True Lemon

  • Double fluid intake plus 3 bottles of water with True LemonDietary supplement

    No intervention

Study groups in NCT03645785
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Normal Diet/DrinkingActive comparatorBaseline diet and drinking patterns for patients. This is the pre-intervention baseline for cross-over analysis
Receives: Dietary Supplement: Normal fluid intake without true lemon
Increased fluid Intake and Citrate SupplementationExperimentalPatients will increase fluid (with goal to double their baseline) and further take a citrate supplement in the form of True Lemon (citric acid).
Receives: Dietary Supplement: Double fluid intake plus 3 bottles of water with True Lemon

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Citrate/Creatinine Ratio

    Citrate/Cr at 4 voids throughout the day. Pre = baseline fluid intake; Post = increased fluid and citrate supplementation

    Measured: Day 1 (first void, 9-10 am, 1-2 pm and 5 pm) and Day 4 (first void, 9-10 am, 1-2 pm and 5 pm)

  2. Calcium / Creatinine

    Ca/Cr at 4 voids throughout the day. Pre = baseline fluid intake; Post = increased fluid and citrate supplementation

    Measured: Day 1 (first void, 9-10 am, 1-2 pm and 5 pm) and Day 4 (first void, 9-10 am, 1-2 pm and 5 pm)

  3. pH

    pH at 4 voids throughout the day. Pre = baseline fluid intake; Post

    Measured: Day 1 (first void, 9-10 am, 1-2 pm and 5 pm) and Day 4 (first void, 9-10 am, 1-2 pm and 5 pm)

  4. Specific Gravity (SG)

    SG at 4 voids throughout the day. Pre = baseline fluid intake; Post

    Measured: Day 1 (first void, 9-10 am, 1-2 pm and 5 pm) and Day 4 (first void, 9-10 am, 1-2 pm and 5 pm)

  5. Total Fluid Intake

    Measured: Over 4 day study period

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted24 Aug 2018
  2. Study start28 Aug 2018
  3. Primary completion20 May 2019
  4. Study completion20 May 2019

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Diagnosis
Allocation
Non-randomised
Intervention model
Crossover
Model description
All subjects will collect 4 urine samples on Day1 and Day 4. On day 2, 3 and 4 all subjects will drink a bottle of water with True Lemon and collect another 4 urine samples on day 4
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
23 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT03645785
Sponsor's protocol ID
AMC5086
Status last verified
Feb 2021
First submitted
30 May 2018
Last updated
21 Feb 2021
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Publications

  • Cheungpasitporn W, Rossetti S, Friend K, Erickson SB, Lieske JC. Treatment effect, adherence, and safety of high fluid intake for the prevention of incident and recurrent kidney stones: a systematic review and meta-analysis. J Nephrol. 2016 Apr;29(2):211-219. doi: 10.1007/s40620-015-0210-4. Epub 2015 May 29.

    PubMed 26022722
  • Lotan Y, Antonelli J, Jimenez IB, Gharbi H, Herring R, Beaver A, Dennis A, Von Merveldt D, Carter S, Cohen A, Poindexter J, Moe OW, Pearle MS. The kidney stone and increased water intake trial in steel workers: results from a pilot study. Urolithiasis. 2017 Apr;45(2):177-183. doi: 10.1007/s00240-016-0892-7. Epub 2016 May 26.

    PubMed 27228999
  • Scales CD Jr, Smith AC, Hanley JM, Saigal CS; Urologic Diseases in America Project. Prevalence of kidney stones in the United States. Eur Urol. 2012 Jul;62(1):160-5. doi: 10.1016/j.eururo.2012.03.052. Epub 2012 Mar 31.

    PubMed 22498635
  • Pearle MS, Goldfarb DS, Assimos DG, Curhan G, Denu-Ciocca CJ, Matlaga BR, Monga M, Penniston KL, Preminger GM, Turk TM, White JR; American Urological Assocation. Medical management of kidney stones: AUA guideline. J Urol. 2014 Aug;192(2):316-24. doi: 10.1016/j.juro.2014.05.006. Epub 2014 May 20.

    PubMed 24857648
  • Hong YH, Dublin N, Razack AH, Mohd MA, Husain R. Twenty-four hour and spot urine metabolic evaluations: correlations versus agreements. Urology. 2010 Jun;75(6):1294-8. doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2009.08.061. Epub 2009 Nov 14.

    PubMed 19914693
  • Omar M, Sarkissian C, Jianbo L, Calle J, Monga M. Dipstick Spot urine pH does not accurately represent 24 hour urine PH measured by an electrode. Int Braz J Urol. 2016 May-Jun;42(3):546-9. doi: 10.1590/S1677-5538.IBJU.2015.0071.

    PubMed 27286119
  • Strohmaier WL, Hoelz KJ, Bichler KH. Spot urine samples for the metabolic evaluation of urolithiasis patients. Eur Urol. 1997;32(3):294-300.

    PubMed 9358216
  • Fenton TR, Eliasziw M, Lyon AW, Tough SC, Brown JP, Hanley DA. Low 5-year stability of within-patient ion excretion and urine pH in fasting-morning-urine specimens. Nutr Res. 2009 May;29(5):320-6. doi: 10.1016/j.nutres.2009.04.005.

    PubMed 19555813
  • Matsushita K, Tanikawa K. Significance of the calcium to creatinine concentration ratio of a single-voided urine specimen in patients with hypercalciuric urolithiasis. Tokai J Exp Clin Med. 1987 Sep;12(3):167-71.

    PubMed 3454077
  • Utsch B, Klaus G. Urinalysis in children and adolescents. Dtsch Arztebl Int. 2014 Sep 12;111(37):617-25; quiz 626. doi: 10.3238/arztebl.2014.0617.

    PubMed 25283761
  • Simerville JA, Maxted WC, Pahira JJ. Urinalysis: a comprehensive review. Am Fam Physician. 2005 Mar 15;71(6):1153-62.

    PubMed 15791892
  • Hardy PE. Urinalysis interpretation. Neonatal Netw. 2010 Jan-Feb;29(1):45-9. doi: 10.1891/0730-0832.29.1.45. No abstract available.

    PubMed 20085877
  • Yi JH, Shin HJ, Kim SM, Han SW, Kim HJ, Oh MS. Does the exposure of urine samples to air affect diagnostic tests for urine acidification? Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2012 Aug;7(8):1211-6. doi: 10.2215/CJN.03230312. Epub 2012 Jun 14.

    PubMed 22700881
  • Taylor EN, Curhan GC. Body size and 24-hour urine composition. Am J Kidney Dis. 2006 Dec;48(6):905-15. doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2006.09.004.

    PubMed 17162145
  • Curhan GC, Willett WC, Speizer FE, Stampfer MJ. Twenty-four-hour urine chemistries and the risk of kidney stones among women and men. Kidney Int. 2001 Jun;59(6):2290-8. doi: 10.1046/j.1523-1755.2001.00746.x.

    PubMed 11380833

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Normal fluid intake without true lemon and Double fluid intake plus 3 bottles of water with True Lemon in people with Healthy, run by Adam Howe, MD at 1 site in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 3 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 21 Feb 2021. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 21 Feb 2021). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Citrate/Creatinine Ratio (time frame: Day 1 (first void, 9-10 am, 1-2 pm and 5 pm) and Day 4 (first void, 9-10 am, 1-2 pm and 5 pm)). The study lists 5 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT03645785, which also lists 21 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 21 Feb 2021.

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