Diabetes drug tested to stop painful kidney stones

NCT ID NCT04370093

Summary

This study tested if a diabetes medication (pioglitazone) and weight loss could help control uric acid kidney stones. Researchers compared the drug, a weight loss program, and their combination in 29 overweight patients over 24 weeks. The main goal was to see if these treatments could make a patient's urine less acidic, which is the key factor that causes these painful stones to form.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

    Dallas, Texas, 75390-9107, United States

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