Is prophylactic Potassium Citrate effective in preventing bladder stones after acute spinal cord injury?

The effect of Potassium Citrate in preventing bladder stones after acute spinal cord injury

Status

Not yet recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12616000949482

Enrollment

240

Registered

2016-07-19

Start date

2016-08-24

Completion date

2018-09-01

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

To investigate whether early intervention with Potassium citrate can reduce incidence of renal and bladder calculi following acute spinal cord injury

Interventions

Potassium Citrate 30-60 mEq orally daily. This equates to 5ml twice daily orally. Duration of intervention - 3 months

Study design

Allocation

Randomised controlled trial

Intervention model

Parallel

Primary purpose

Prevention

Masking

Open (masking not used)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

persons with acute spinal cord injury

Exclusion criteria

congenital, pre-existing chronic spinal cord injury

Outcome results