Recruitment

Recruitment Status
Recruiting
Estimated Enrollment
Same as current

Summary

Conditions
  • Crohn's Disease
  • Kidney Calculi
Type
Interventional
Phase
Not Applicable
Design
Allocation: N/AIntervention Model: Single Group AssignmentMasking: None (Open Label)Primary Purpose: Prevention

Participation Requirements

Age
Between 19 years and 125 years
Gender
Both males and females

Description

The primary objective of this study is to establish optimal oral calcium supplementation in Crohn's patients who have had an ileal bowel resection. This population is at high risk for calcium oxalate kidney stones, a direct consequence of extensive gut malabsorption and enteric hyperoxaluria. The be...

The primary objective of this study is to establish optimal oral calcium supplementation in Crohn's patients who have had an ileal bowel resection. This population is at high risk for calcium oxalate kidney stones, a direct consequence of extensive gut malabsorption and enteric hyperoxaluria. The benefit of providing oral calcium in this patient population (as a means to reduce intestinal oxalate absorption) is known, however, there are no appropriate targets for calcium dosing, which is presently performed empirically or not at all. Our goal is to establish simple, safe and practical guidelines for calcium supplementation.

Tracking Information

NCT #
NCT01735461
Collaborators
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Investigators
Principal Investigator: Ben Chew, MD University of British Columbia