Evaluation of Genetic Abnormalities Amongst Calcium Phosphate Stone Formers

NCT06974357 | Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: 202503463
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 15
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Kidney stones continue to affect more and more people in the United States with the most recent estimate being 1 in 9 people will develop a stone in their life. While family history is a known risk factor for stone disease, it remains unclear whether this is related to learned dietary habits or a truly inheritable genetic condition. Known inheritable genetic conditions linked to stone formation are uncommon, and thus, routine genetic testing is not currently recommended by any major urologic organizations. Patients who form calcium phosphate predominant stones, a less common type of stone composition, tend to have alkaline urine pH which suggests that the kidneys are unable to rid the body of acid. Management of such patients for stone prevention can be difficult. The Iowa Institute for Human Genomics is one of only a handful of commercial labs which offers genetic testing for stone disease. The aim of this study is to assess the rate of genetic abnormalities amongst calcium phosphate predominant stone formers with alkaline urine. To this end, the investigators plan to enroll calcium phosphate predominant stone forming patients with alkaline urine on 24 hour urine collection who obtain their health care at UIHC to undergo free genetic testing via blood draw to assess for genetic abnormalities. The investigators will also collect information already available in the subject's chart to assess for other patterns between blood and urine tests and any genetic variants.

Conditions

Nephrolithiasis

Keywords

Urolithiasis; Calcium Phosphates; Genetics; Urine

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Rate of genetic variants

  assess the overall rate of genetic variants among the stone population

  1 year

Study Arms (1)

Calcium Phosphate genetic testing

EXPERIMENTAL

drawing blood samples from patients in Urology clinic

Diagnostic Test: Genetic testing

Interventions

Genetic testing DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

blood draws for genetic testing

Calcium Phosphate genetic testing

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 90 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Any patient, aged 18-90 and not incarcerated, under the care of a urologist at UIHC with known kidney stone composition including \>=60% calcium phosphate and baseline 24 hour urine pH of \>=6.3

You may not qualify if:

• \- Any patient over the age of 90 years old, incarcerated or without any evidence of calcium phosphate stone composition
• No struvite component on prior stone analysis
• No bacteria with urease producing organism at time of stone removal
• No history or evidence of systemic acidosis
• No use of acetazolamide, topiramate, zonisamide, valproic acid
• Stage \>=3 CKD (GFR\<60)
• Hepatic disease
• Pregnancy
• History of osteoporosis

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Ryan L Steinberg: lead

Study Sites (1)

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa, 52242, United States

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Nephrolithiasis; Urolithiasis

Interventions

Genetic Testing

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Kidney Diseases; Urologic Diseases; Female Urogenital Diseases; Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications; Urogenital Diseases; Male Urogenital Diseases

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Clinical Laboratory Techniques; Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures; Diagnosis; Investigative Techniques; Genetic Techniques; Genetic Services; Health Services; Health Care Facilities Workforce and Services; Diagnostic Services; Preventive Health Services

Central Study Contacts

Ryan Steinberg, MD

CONTACT

3196787089; ryan-steinberg@uiowa.edu

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: SCREENING
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Clinical Assistant Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 7, 2025
• First Posted: May 15, 2025
• Study Start: March 15, 2025
• Primary Completion (Estimated): March 1, 2027
• Study Completion (Estimated): March 1, 2027
• Last Updated: May 21, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-05

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)