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Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of Oral Potassium Citrate on the Prevention of Nephrocalcinosis in Extreme Premature

Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of Oral Potassium Citrate on the Prevention of Nephrocalcinosis in Extreme Premature.

Status
UNKNOWN
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT01756547
Acronym
PRENECAL
Enrollment
74
Registered
2012-12-27
Start date
2013-01-31
Completion date
2014-01-31
Last updated
2012-12-27

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Nephrocalcinosis

Keywords

Nephrocalcinosis, Extreme premature

Brief summary

Study to assess the efficacy and safety of oral potassium citrate on the Prevention of nephrocalcinosis in extreme premature: a clinical trial, randomized, double-blind placebo controlled trial.

Interventions

Potassium citrate, oral solution contains Tripotassium citrate monohydrate 20 grams, Citric acid monohydrate 4 grams, distilled water 40 ml, and simple syrup 100ml. The solution contained in a bottle of glass that contains 20 ml of 2 meq/ml of potassium and 2.5 meq/ml of citrate. The dose is 0,3ml/kg/day of the solution until the 38-40 weeks of corrected gestational age or unacceptable toxicity develops.

DRUGPlacebo

Sponsors

Juan A. Arnaiz
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
DOUBLE (Subject, Investigator)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
7 Days to 16 Weeks
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

1. Premature infants of both sexes born at the Hospital Clinic of Barcelona. 2. Corrected gestational age below 32 weeks and lower birth weight 1500gr. 3. Survivors at 7 days old. 4. Clinically stable, in the opinion of the investigator, at the time of inclusion. 5. That, properly informed, parents and / or legal guardians give written consent to allow the participation of the infant in the study and submit to the tests and examinations that it entails

Exclusion criteria

1. Renal malformations, cardiac or gastrointestinal prenatal or postnatal diagnosis. 2. Chronic renal failure (serum creatinine\> 1.5 mg / dL or an increase of 0.3 mg / dL / day and / or oliguria defined as diuresis \<0.5 mL / kg / hour after the first day of life) 3. Treatment with furosemide or dexamethasone 4. Addison's disease. 5. Persistent severe metabolic alkalosis. 6. Impossibility of oral feeding.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
incidence of nephrocalcinosis in extremely preterm infants38-40 weeks of corrected gestational ageincidence of nephrocalcinosis in extremely preterm infants

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Determine whether the administration of potassium citrate in extreme premature decreases neonates the levels of calcium and calcium / creatinine ratio in urine in each of the branches of treatment at 38-40 weeks38-40 weeks of corrected gestational ageDetermine whether the administration of potassium citrate in extreme premature decreases neonates the levels of calcium and calcium / creatinine ratio in urine in each of the branches of treatment at 38-40 weeks
To determine whether administration of potassium citrate improves the levels of urinary phosphorus, potassium, sodium, citrate, creatinine, oxalate, ratio citrate / calcium , and ph value38-40 weeks of corrected gestational ageTo determine whether administration of potassium citrate in extreme premature infants improves the levels of phosphorus, potassium, sodium, citrate, creatinine, oxalate, and ratio citrate / calcium and ph in urine in each treatment arm at the 38-40 weeks.
Determine whether the administration of potassium citrate improves the plasma levels of sodium, potassium, creatinine, calcium, and ph value.38-40 weeks of corrected gestational ageDetermine whether the administration of potassium citrate in extreme premature neonates improves the plasma levels of sodium, potassium, creatinine, calcium, and blood ph value in each of the branches of treatment at 38-40 weeks.
To determine the incidence of adverse events and serious adverse events related to study treatment.38-40 weeks of corrected gestational ageTo determine the incidence of adverse events and serious adverse events related to study treatment.

Countries

Spain

Contacts

Primary ContactJudit Pich Martínez, Pharmacist
jpich@clinic.ub.es0034 93 227 54 00
Backup ContactFrancisco Botet Mussons, MD
fbotet@clinic.ub.es

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026