Could a phosphate drug also stop kidney stones?
NCT ID NCT06481150
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether Tenapanor, a drug approved for kidney disease, can reduce oxalate absorption from food and lower the risk of kidney stones. Eighteen healthy adults without a history of stones took the drug or a placebo, and their urine oxalate levels were compared. The goal was to see if blocking the same gut pathway used for phosphate also blocks oxalate.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Phase 4
Runs after approval, following long-term safety and how well the treatment works in everyday use.
- Participants
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18 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jul 2024
- Finished
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Sep 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 to 99 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Inclusion Criteria: * Normal, healthy adult volunteers Exclusion Criteria: * Personal history of kidney stones * Pregnant or nursing * Recurrent urinary tract infections * Lithogenic urine chemistry at baseline (oxalate \> 45 mg/24 h, urine calcium \> 300 mg/24 h) * Chronic kidney disease (eGFR \< 90 mL/min/1.73m2) * Personal history of GI disease, GI obstruction, or GI surgery * Chronic diarrhea * Intestinal inflammation (Fecal calprotectin \> 120 mcg/g) * Drugs which are substrates of OATP2B1 (e.g. enalapril) * Chronic use of sodium polystyrene sulfonate, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, diuretics, antacids, alkali treatment, or carbonic anhydrase inhibitors.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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UT Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, Texas, 75390, United States
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