The Effects of Sports Drinks on Urinary Lithogenicity

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2006-09-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The effect of sports drinks on the tendency to form kidney stones has not been assessed. Patients will drink 1 liter a day of 2 sports drinks and collect urine to determine changes in urine chemistry that may decrease the risk of forming stones.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: VA New York Harbor Healthcare System

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• age 18-80 years old

• men and women

• able to sign informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

• history of kidney stones

• bone disease

• parathyroid disease