Tiny organisms may hold clues to kidney disease

NCT ID NCT04669860

First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026

Summary

This study aims to identify the bacteria and fungi living in the urinary tract of people with calcium oxalate kidney stones or kidney cancer. Researchers will compare these microbial communities to those in healthy volunteers. The goal is to better understand how these tiny organisms might be linked to disease.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

What this could lead to

If successful, this could reveal how microbes contribute to kidney stones and kidney cancer, pointing toward new prevention or treatment strategies.

What could go wrong

This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It is currently suspended, so results may be delayed or not come at all.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

nephrolithiasis nephrolithiasis, calcium oxalate renal cell carcinoma urolithiasis

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • University of Miami

    Miami, Florida, 33136, United States