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Indapamide and Chlorthalidone to Reduce Urine Supersaturation for Kidney Stone Prevention

Phase 2
Recruiting
Conditions
Kidney Stone
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT06111885
Lead Sponsor
Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern
Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to test the efficacy of the two long-acting thiazide-like diuretics indapamide and chlorthalidone in reducing urine supersaturation for calcium oxalate and calcium phosphate compared to the short-acting thiazide diuretic hydrochlorothiazide for the prevention of calcium-containing kidney stones.

Detailed Description

Background and Rationale:

Kidney stones are the most common condition affecting the kidney. Both prevalence and incidence are increasing rapidly, driven by global warming, urbanization, dietary habits and occupational changes. Kidney stones are highly recurrent, associated with increased mortality, significant morbidity and reduced quality of life, and result in enormous health care expenditures. Hence, effective preventive measures are an undisputed medical need. Thiazide and thiazide-like diuretics ("thiazides") have been the cornerstone of pharmacologic recurrence prevention since \>50 years. The NOSTONE trial (NCT03057431), the only state-of-the-art trial ever performed for pharmacologic recurrence prevention, recently revealed that the most widely prescribed and best studied thiazide, hydrochlorothiazide, is not effectively preventing kidney stone recurrence. If these results also apply to the two more potent and long-acting thiazide-like diuretics indapamide and chlorthalidone is currently unknown. No head-to-head comparison of different thiazides for prevention of kidney stone recurrence has ever been performed. Thus, the role of thiazides in the prevention of kidney stone recurrence remains unclear. This poses the urgent need for a clinical trial that addresses this critical knowledge gap.

Objective:

The investigators plan to conduct a single-center, prospective, randomized, double-blind, crossover trial (INDAPACHLOR) to assess if indapamide and chlorthalidone are superior to hydrochlorothiazide in reducing urine supersaturations of calcium oxalate and calcium phosphate, the two best validated biochemical indicators of kidney stone recurrence risk.

Methodology:

Patients will be allocated to indapamide 2.5 mg once daily, chlorthalidone 25 mg once daily and hydrochlorothiazide 50 mg once daily in a random sequence. The three consecutive active treatment periods of 4 weeks each will be separated by wash-out periods of 4 weeks. The investigators will include 99 adult (\>18 years old) patients with recurrent (≥ 2 stone episodes in the last 10 years) calcium-containing kidney stones (containing ≥ 50% of calcium oxalate, calcium phosphate or a mixture of both). All patients will receive a state-of-the art concomitant non-pharmacologic intervention to prevent stone recurrence according to current guidelines. The primary outcome will be reduction of urine supersaturations of calcium oxalate and calcium phosphate at 4 weeks with indapamide or chlorthalidone compared to hydrochlorothiazide. Secondary outcomes will be changes in 24-hour urine and blood parameters, ambulatory blood pressure and adverse events elicited by indapamide or chlorthalidone compared to hydrochlorothiazide. In an exploratory outcome, the abundance of the thiazide target, the sodium/chloride co-transporter, will be analyzed in urinary extracellular vesicles at 4 weeks.

Expected significance:

INDAPACHLOR will provide long-sought evidence on the comparative efficacy of commonly used thiazides in lowering urine supersaturations and is thus expected to have a strong guideline-changing impact, which will transform patient care for this very common disease.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
99
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
CROSSOVER
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Hydrochlorothiazide + Indapamide + ChlorthalidoneIndapamide 2.5 MG1 capsule containing 50 mg hydrochlorothiazide per day for 28 days, followed by a 28 days wash out phase, followed by a second treatment phase with 1 capsule containing 2.5 mg indapamide per day for 28 days, followed by a 28 days wash out phase, followed by a third treatment phase with 1 capsule containing 25 mg chlorthalidone per day for 28 days.
Indapamide + Hydrochlorothiazide + ChlorthalidoneIndapamide 2.5 MG1 capsule containing 2.5 mg indapamide per day for 28 days, followed by a 28 days wash out phase, followed by a second treatment phase with 1 capsule containing 50 mg hydrochlorothiazide per day for 28 days, followed by a 28 days wash out phase, followed by a third treatment phase with 1 capsule containing 25 mg chlorthalidone per day for 28 days.
Hydrochlorothiazide + Chlorthalidone + IndapamideIndapamide 2.5 MG1 capsule containing 50 mg hydrochlorothiazide per day for 28 days, followed by a 28 days wash out phase, followed by a second treatment phase with 1 capsule containing 25 mg chlorthalidone per day for 28 days, followed by a 28 days wash out phase, followed by a third treatment phase with 1 capsule containing 2.5 mg indapamide per day for 28 days.
Chlorthalidone + Indapamide + HydrochlorothiazideIndapamide 2.5 MG1 capsule containing 25 mg chlorthalidone per day for 28 days, followed by a 28 days wash out phase, followed by a second treatment phase with 1 capsule containing 2.5 mg indapamide per day for 28 days, followed by a 28 days wash out phase, followed by a third treatment phase with 1 capsule containing 50 mg hydrochlorothiazide per day for 28 days.
Indapamide + Chlorthalidone + HydrochlorothiazideIndapamide 2.5 MG1 capsule containing 2.5 mg indapamide per day for 28 days, followed by a 28 days wash out phase, followed by a second treatment phase with 1 capsule containing 25 mg chlorthalidone per day for 28 days, followed by a 28 days wash out phase, followed by a third treatment phase with 1 capsule containing 50 mg hydrochlorothiazide per day for 28 days.
Chlorthalidone + Hydrochlorothiazide + IndapamideIndapamide 2.5 MG1 capsule containing 25 mg chlorthalidone per day for 28 days, followed by a 28 days wash out phase, followed by a second treatment phase with 1 capsule containing 50 mg hydrochlorothiazide per day for 28 days, followed by a 28 days wash out phase, followed by a third treatment phase with 1 capsule containing 2.5 mg indapamide per day for 28 days.
Chlorthalidone + Hydrochlorothiazide + IndapamideChlorthalidone 25mg1 capsule containing 25 mg chlorthalidone per day for 28 days, followed by a 28 days wash out phase, followed by a second treatment phase with 1 capsule containing 50 mg hydrochlorothiazide per day for 28 days, followed by a 28 days wash out phase, followed by a third treatment phase with 1 capsule containing 2.5 mg indapamide per day for 28 days.
Chlorthalidone + Indapamide + HydrochlorothiazideHydrochlorothiazide 50Mg1 capsule containing 25 mg chlorthalidone per day for 28 days, followed by a 28 days wash out phase, followed by a second treatment phase with 1 capsule containing 2.5 mg indapamide per day for 28 days, followed by a 28 days wash out phase, followed by a third treatment phase with 1 capsule containing 50 mg hydrochlorothiazide per day for 28 days.
Chlorthalidone + Hydrochlorothiazide + IndapamideHydrochlorothiazide 50Mg1 capsule containing 25 mg chlorthalidone per day for 28 days, followed by a 28 days wash out phase, followed by a second treatment phase with 1 capsule containing 50 mg hydrochlorothiazide per day for 28 days, followed by a 28 days wash out phase, followed by a third treatment phase with 1 capsule containing 2.5 mg indapamide per day for 28 days.
Indapamide + Hydrochlorothiazide + ChlorthalidoneChlorthalidone 25mg1 capsule containing 2.5 mg indapamide per day for 28 days, followed by a 28 days wash out phase, followed by a second treatment phase with 1 capsule containing 50 mg hydrochlorothiazide per day for 28 days, followed by a 28 days wash out phase, followed by a third treatment phase with 1 capsule containing 25 mg chlorthalidone per day for 28 days.
Chlorthalidone + Indapamide + HydrochlorothiazideChlorthalidone 25mg1 capsule containing 25 mg chlorthalidone per day for 28 days, followed by a 28 days wash out phase, followed by a second treatment phase with 1 capsule containing 2.5 mg indapamide per day for 28 days, followed by a 28 days wash out phase, followed by a third treatment phase with 1 capsule containing 50 mg hydrochlorothiazide per day for 28 days.
Indapamide + Chlorthalidone + HydrochlorothiazideChlorthalidone 25mg1 capsule containing 2.5 mg indapamide per day for 28 days, followed by a 28 days wash out phase, followed by a second treatment phase with 1 capsule containing 25 mg chlorthalidone per day for 28 days, followed by a 28 days wash out phase, followed by a third treatment phase with 1 capsule containing 50 mg hydrochlorothiazide per day for 28 days.
Hydrochlorothiazide + Chlorthalidone + IndapamideHydrochlorothiazide 50Mg1 capsule containing 50 mg hydrochlorothiazide per day for 28 days, followed by a 28 days wash out phase, followed by a second treatment phase with 1 capsule containing 25 mg chlorthalidone per day for 28 days, followed by a 28 days wash out phase, followed by a third treatment phase with 1 capsule containing 2.5 mg indapamide per day for 28 days.
Indapamide + Hydrochlorothiazide + ChlorthalidoneHydrochlorothiazide 50Mg1 capsule containing 2.5 mg indapamide per day for 28 days, followed by a 28 days wash out phase, followed by a second treatment phase with 1 capsule containing 50 mg hydrochlorothiazide per day for 28 days, followed by a 28 days wash out phase, followed by a third treatment phase with 1 capsule containing 25 mg chlorthalidone per day for 28 days.
Indapamide + Chlorthalidone + HydrochlorothiazideHydrochlorothiazide 50Mg1 capsule containing 2.5 mg indapamide per day for 28 days, followed by a 28 days wash out phase, followed by a second treatment phase with 1 capsule containing 25 mg chlorthalidone per day for 28 days, followed by a 28 days wash out phase, followed by a third treatment phase with 1 capsule containing 50 mg hydrochlorothiazide per day for 28 days.
Hydrochlorothiazide + Chlorthalidone + IndapamideChlorthalidone 25mg1 capsule containing 50 mg hydrochlorothiazide per day for 28 days, followed by a 28 days wash out phase, followed by a second treatment phase with 1 capsule containing 25 mg chlorthalidone per day for 28 days, followed by a 28 days wash out phase, followed by a third treatment phase with 1 capsule containing 2.5 mg indapamide per day for 28 days.
Hydrochlorothiazide + Indapamide + ChlorthalidoneHydrochlorothiazide 50Mg1 capsule containing 50 mg hydrochlorothiazide per day for 28 days, followed by a 28 days wash out phase, followed by a second treatment phase with 1 capsule containing 2.5 mg indapamide per day for 28 days, followed by a 28 days wash out phase, followed by a third treatment phase with 1 capsule containing 25 mg chlorthalidone per day for 28 days.
Hydrochlorothiazide + Indapamide + ChlorthalidoneChlorthalidone 25mg1 capsule containing 50 mg hydrochlorothiazide per day for 28 days, followed by a 28 days wash out phase, followed by a second treatment phase with 1 capsule containing 2.5 mg indapamide per day for 28 days, followed by a 28 days wash out phase, followed by a third treatment phase with 1 capsule containing 25 mg chlorthalidone per day for 28 days.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Primary outcome component 1 - calcium oxalate supersaturation in urineCalcium oxalate supersaturation will be determined at day 28 of each active treatment phase

The trial has two primary outcomes that will be assessed separately.

Change from baseline urine calcium oxalate supersaturation to end of treatment.

Calcium oxalate supersaturation will be calculated by the Equil2 program.

Primary outcome component 2 - calcium phosphate supersaturation in urineCalcium phosphate supersaturation will be determined at day 28 of each active treatment phase

The trial has two primary outcomes that will be assessed separately.

Change from baseline urine calcium phosphate supersaturation to end of treatment.

Calcium phosphate supersaturation will be calculated by the Equil2 program.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Blood sodium level change from baselineData collected at baseline and at day 28 of each active treatment phase

Sodium level measured in mmol/l

Blood glucose level change from baselineData collected at baseline and at day 28 of each active treatment phase

Glucose level measured in mmol/l

Blood urea level change from baselineData collected at baseline and at day 28 of each active treatment phase

Urea level measured in mmol/l

Blood albumin level change from baselineData collected at baseline and at day 28 of each active treatment phase

Albumin level measured in g/l

Blood LDL cholesterol level change from baselineData collected at baseline and at day 28 of each active treatment phase

LDL cholesterol level measured in mmol/l

Blood calcium level change from baselineData collected at baseline and at day 28 of each active treatment phase

Calcium level measured in mmol/l

Blood creatinine level change from baselineData collected at baseline and at day 28 of each active treatment phase

Creatinine level measured in μmol/l

Blood uric acid level change from baselineData collected at baseline and at day 28 of each active treatment phase

Uric acid level measured in μmol/l

Blood HDL cholesterol level change from baselineData collected at baseline and at day 28 of each active treatment phase

HDL cholesterol level measured in mmol/l

Urine potassium excretion change from baselineData collected at baseline and at day 28 of each active treatment phase

Urine potassium excretion measured in mmol/24 h

Urine magnesium excretion change from baselineData collected at baseline and at day 28 of each active treatment phase

Urine magnesium excretion measured in mmol/24 h

Blood potassium level change from baselineData collected at baseline and at day 28 of each active treatment phase

Potassium level measured in mmol/l

Urine creatinine excretion change from baselineData collected at baseline and at day 28 of each active treatment phase

Urine creatinine excretion measured in μmol/24 h

Blood chloride level change from baselineData collected at baseline and at day 28 of each active treatment phase

Chloride level measured in mmol/l

Blood magnesium level change from baselineData collected at baseline and at day 28 of each active treatment phase

Magnesium level measured in mmol/l

Venous pCO2 change from baselineData collected at baseline and at day 28 of each active treatment phase

Venous pCO2 measured in mmHg

Blood total cholesterol level change from baselineData collected at baseline and at day 28 of each active treatment phase

Total cholesterol level measured in mmol/l

Urine sodium excretion change from baselineData collected at baseline and at day 28 of each active treatment phase

Urine sodium excretion measured in mmol/24 h

Urine calcium excretion change from baselineData collected at baseline and at day 28 of each active treatment phase

Urine calcium excretion measured in mmol/24 h

Urine uric acid excretion change from baselineData collected at baseline and at day 28 of each active treatment phase

Urine uric acid excretion measured in μmol/24 h

Blood phosphate level change from baselineData collected at baseline and at day 28 of each active treatment phase

Phosphate level measured in mmol/l

Venous bicarbonate level change from baselineData collected at baseline and at day 28 of each active treatment phase

Venous bicarbonate level measured in mmol/l

Venous pH change from baselineData collected at baseline and at day 28 of each active treatment phase

Venous pH measured in pH units

Blood triglyceride level change from baselineData collected at baseline and at day 28 of each active treatment phase

Triglycerides level measured in mmol/l

Blood haemoglobin A1c level change from baselineData collected at baseline and at day 28 of each active treatment phase

Haemoglobin A1c activity level measured in mU/l

Urine chloride excretion change from baselineData collected at baseline and at day 28 of each active treatment phase

Urine chloride excretion measured in mmol/24 h

Urine phosphate excretion change from baselineData collected at baseline and at day 28 of each active treatment phase

Urine phosphate excretion measured in mmol/24 h

Urine sulfate excretion change from baselineData collected at baseline and at day 28 of each active treatment phase

Urine sulfate excretion measured in mmol/24 h

Urine ammonium excretion change from baselineData collected at baseline and at day 28 of each active treatment phase

Urine ammonium excretion measured in mmol/24 h

Urine pH change from baselineData collected at baseline and at day 28 of each active treatment phase

pH measured in pH units

Urine citrate excretion change from baselineData collected at baseline and at day 28 of each active treatment phase

Urine citrate excretion measured in mmol/24 h

Urine urea excretion change from baselineData collected at baseline and at day 28 of each active treatment phase

Urine urea excretion measured in mmol/24 h

Urine bicarbonate excretion change from baselineData collected at baseline and at day 28 of each active treatment phase

Urine bicarbonate excretion measured in mmol/24 h

Urine oxalate excretion change from baselineData collected at baseline and at day 28 of each active treatment phase

Urine oxalate excretion measured in μmol/24 h

Urine titratable acidity excretion change from baselineData collected at baseline and at day 28 of each active treatment phase

Urine titratable acidity excretion measured in mEq/24 h

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Inselspital, Department of Nephrology and Hypertension

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Bern, Switzerland

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