New hope for kidney stone sufferers: drug and diet combo tested in major trial
NCT ID NCT06653738
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 04, 2026 · Updated 4 times
Summary
This study tests two approaches to prevent kidney stones from coming back in people who have had them before. One approach uses a daily pill called empagliflozin (a diabetes drug) and the other gives personalized diet advice based on urine tests. The trial will involve 400 adults with calcium-based kidney stones and will last 3 years.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Charité University Medicine Berlin
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGBerlin, 10117, Germany
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Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGParis, 75908, France
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Hôpital Tenon
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGParis, 75020, France
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Inselspital Bern
RECRUITINGBern, 3010, Switzerland
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Kantonsspital Aarau
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGAarau, 5001, Switzerland
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Kantonsspital Baden
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGBaden, 5404, Switzerland
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Kantonsspital Chur
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGChur, 7000, Switzerland
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Kantonsspital Fribourg
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGFribourg, 1708, Switzerland
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Kantonsspital Luzern
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGLucerne, 6016, Switzerland
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Kantonsspital Neuchâtel
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGNeuchâtel, 2000, Switzerland
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Kantonsspital Olten
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGOlten, 4600, Switzerland
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Kantonsspital Sion
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGSion, 1950, Switzerland
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Kantonsspital St. Gallen
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGSankt Gallen, 9007, Switzerland
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Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV)
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGLausanne, 1011, Switzerland
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Regionalspital Lugano
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGLugano, 6900, Switzerland
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University Hospital Amiens-Picardie
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGAmiens, 80054, France
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University Hospital Basel
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGBasel, 4031, Switzerland
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University Hospital Geneva (HUG)
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGGeneva, 1211, Switzerland
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Università della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli"
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGNaples, 80131, Italy
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Universitätsspital Zürich
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGZurich, 8091, Switzerland
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Verona University Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGVerona, 37134, Italy
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