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Evaluation of the efficacy and safety of the potassium citrate tablet of immediate release vs Acalka® in urolithiasis in adults.

Evaluation of the efficacy and safety of the potassium citrate tablet of immediate release vs Acalka® of prolonged release in the treatment of urolithiasis in adults. Phase IIIa / IIIb - EESCPTAUA

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
RPCEC
Registry ID
RPCEC00000333
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2020-09-09
Start date
2021-05-20
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-03-30

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

Conditions

Renal urolithiasis

Interventions

Potassium Citrate group (experimental): Three tablets daily (30 mEq) orally, which must be swallowed whole, with plenty of fluids and divided into 3 frequencies (30 minutes after breakfast, lunch and
Tablets
Administration, Oral
Acalka

Sponsors

Oriente Pharmaceutical Laboratory Company
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
19 Years to 75 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1- Adults (19-75 years, both inclusive). 2- Patients who have given their informed consent to participate in the study. 3- Patients who present in the urine metabolic study any of the metabolic alterations of hypercalciuria, hyperuricosuria, hyperoxaluria, hypocitraturia or cystinuria. 4- Patients who comply with the washout period (do not take any urinary alkalinizing medication) of 10 days or more, before recruitment.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1- Patients with struvite stones. 2- Patients with urinary infection. 3- Patients with a history of hyperkalemia or at risk of it (glomerular filtration rate less than 25 ml / min x 1.73 m2SC). 4- Patients with metabolic alkalosis (HCO3- in plasma greater than 33mEq / l). 5- Patients with a history of gastritis or active peptic ulcer, with delayed gastric emptying, with esophageal compression, obstruction or intestinal stricture. 6- Patients who are taking anticholinergic medications. 7- Patients who present any mental or physical condition that prevents them from collecting 24-hour urine. 8- Pregnant and postpartum patients who are breastfeeding. 9- Diabetic patients decompensated from the disease. 10- Patients who are taking potassium-sparing diuretics.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
1. Excretion of citrate in the urine (citraturia). Measurement time: At baseline, 15 days, and 3 months. 2. Variation in urinary pH. Measurement time: At baseline, 15 days, and 3 months.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Adverse Events-AE (Occurrence of any AE (Yes or No), Description of AE (Name of the AE, according to the clinical manifestation that occurs), Severity of the adverse event (Serious / non-Serious), AE intensity (Mild, Moderate, Severe), Duration of the AE (Start and End dates of the adverse event), Causal relationship (Very probable / certain, probable, possible, unlikely, unrelated, not evaluable / not classifiable), Attitude towards treatment (No changes, temporary or definitive interruption of the treatment under study), AE result (Recovered, improved, persists, sequelae, death due to AE, or unknown), Lot (Lot code of the drug causing the AE)). Measurement time: 3 months.

Countries

Cuba

Contacts

Public ContactPedro Guerra Chaviano

National Coordinating Center for Clinical Trials (CENCEC)

pedropa@infomed.sld.cu

Outcome results

None listed

Source: RPCEC (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Apr 4, 2026