Study of Sodium Bicarbonate in Kidney Transplant Recipients

NCT01225796 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: EARLY_PHASE1 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 29

Last updated 2016-04-06

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare the effect of sodium bicarbonate versus no sodium bicarbonate treatment on urinary ammonia levels and urinary transforming growth factor-beta1 (TGF-beta1) excretion in renal transplant patients with low-to-normal serum bicarbonate levels (20 - 28 mmol/L).

Conditions

  • Kidney Transplantation

Interventions

DRUG

Sodium bicarbonate

Sodium bicarbonate 650mg by mouth three times daily for 6 months.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Kalani L Raphael, MD · University of Utah

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
21 Years
Max Age
75 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-11-30
Primary Completion
2012-11-30
Completion
2012-11-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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