Gut Microbiome and Sex as Risk Factors for Kidney Stones After Bariatric Surgery

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-130
SponsorUniversity of Chicago

About this trial

This is a single-center study that aims to better understand how diet and sex affect the risk of kidney stones in people who have had gastric bypass surgery. Subjects will be asked to follow a special (clinic-provided) diet for six days and come to a research clinic for 3 study visits.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Participants without history of stone disease, family history of stone disease

Participants pre-bariatric surgery who are approved and planned for surgery in the Bariatric Surgery Center at University of Chicago Medicine.

Disqualifiers

Patients with primary renal diseases or renal impairment (eGFR < 90)

Patients with known bladder voiding problems

Patients with 25-vitamine D deficiency, as defined by level < 25ng/mL

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Special diet

Treatment groups

28 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Locations

1
University of Chicago Medical Center60637, ChicagoIllinois, United States

Sponsors and collaborators

University of Chicago

Lead sponsor