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Racial Differences in Phosphorus Metabolism

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Control
Interventions
Drug: 1-34 parathyroid infusion
Registration Number
NCT00856726
Lead Sponsor
University of Miami
Brief Summary

The investigators aim to study potential racial differences in renal phosphorus handling by provocatively testing urinary phosphorus excretion using parathyroid hormone infusions in healthy white volunteers compared to healthy black volunteers.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
26
Inclusion Criteria
  • 18 years of age or older
  • Body mass index (BMI) within 20% ideal for their age and gender
Exclusion Criteria
  • Abnormal urinalysis
  • Pregnancy or breast-feeding
  • Medical conditions impacting phosphorus metabolism-primary hyperparathyroidism; diabetes mellitus; gastrointestinal malabsorption disorders; hyper- or hypothyroidism
  • Medications known to affect phosphorus metabolism- current use of phosphorus supplements, phosphorus binders, calcitriol or calcitriol analogues, regular antacid or laxative use, calcitonin, etidronate, anticonvulsants
  • Hyper- or hypophosphatemia (≥ 4.6 mg/dl or ≤ 2.5 mg/dl respectively), hyper- or hypocalcemia (≥ 10.6 or ≤ 8.5 mg/dl respectively), or severe anemia (Hgb < 8 g/dl for women and < 9 g/dl for men)

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
PTH infusion1-34 parathyroid infusion(1-34) PTH infusion at a rate of 0.055 ug/kg/hour for six hours
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Urinary Phosphorus Excretionsix hours

Fractional excretion of phosphorus (the fraction of phosphorus filtered by the kidney which is excreted in the urine)

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Fibroblast Growth Factor 23six hours

The change in fibroblast growth factor 23 concentrations from baseline to six hours

Serum Phosphorussix hours

change in serum phosphorus from baseline to six hours

Serum Calciumsix hours

change in serum calcium from baseline to six hours

Parathyroid Hormonesix hours

change in parathyroid hormone from baseline to six hours

Fractional Excretion of Calciumsix hours

change in urinary fractional excretion of calcium from baseline to six hours

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of Miami

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Miami, Florida, United States

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