Citric acid
- Generic Name
- Citric acid
- Brand Names
- Alka-seltzer, Alka-seltzer Fruit Chews, Alka-seltzer Heartburn Relief, As 3, Citrasate, Clenpiq, Cpda-1 Blood Collection System, Cytra-K, EnLyte, Hemosate Ultra, Leukotrap, Oracit, Phexxi, Pico-salax, Picoflo, Purg-odan, Renacidin
- Drug Type
- Small Molecule
- Chemical Formula
- C6H8O7
- CAS Number
- 77-92-9
- Unique Ingredient Identifier
- XF417D3PSL
- Background
A key intermediate in metabolism. It is an acid compound found in citrus fruits. The salts of citric acid (citrates) can be used as anticoagulants due to their calcium-chelating ability.
Citric acid is one of the active ingredients in Phexxi, a non-hormonal contraceptive agent that was approved by the FDA on May 2020. It is also used in combination with magnesium oxide to form magnesium citrate, an osmotic laxative.
- Associated Conditions
- Acidosis, Catheter site calcification caused by appetite, Catheter site calcification caused by struvite, Gout, Headache, Heartburn, Kidney Stones, Metabolic Acidosis
- Associated Therapies
- Blood Specimen Collection, Blood sample storage, Bowel Preparation for Colonoscopy, Bowel preparation therapy, Chemical contraception, Potassium placement, Urine alkalinization therapy, Oral antisepsis
Characterization of Bovine Adrenal Medulla as a Model of Non-histaminergic Itch
- Conditions
- Itch
- Interventions
- First Posted Date
- 2023-09-14
- Last Posted Date
- 2023-09-14
- Lead Sponsor
- Aalborg University
- Target Recruit Count
- 25
- Registration Number
- NCT06036589
- Locations
- 🇩🇰
Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark
Exploring the Effects of an Intravaginal Lactic Acid Gel on the Vaginal Microbiome
- Conditions
- Bacterial VaginosisVulvovaginal Candidiasis
- Interventions
- First Posted Date
- 2023-03-03
- Last Posted Date
- 2023-03-03
- Lead Sponsor
- Queen's Medical Center
- Target Recruit Count
- 22
- Registration Number
- NCT05753813
- Locations
- 🇺🇸
Queens Medical Center, 1004 Clinic POB1, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
TES RCT Fleet Enema vs Oral Mechanical Bowel Prep
- Conditions
- Colorectal NeoplasmsSurgery
- Interventions
- Drug: Fleet Enema
- First Posted Date
- 2021-12-08
- Last Posted Date
- 2024-08-27
- Lead Sponsor
- Nova Scotia Health Authority
- Target Recruit Count
- 66
- Registration Number
- NCT05148494
- Locations
- 🇨🇦
Victoria General Hospital, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Effect of Low Level Laser Therapy on Prevention of Radiotherapy Induced Xerostomia in Cancer Patients.
- Conditions
- Head and Neck Cancer
- Interventions
- Device: low level laser
- First Posted Date
- 2021-01-08
- Last Posted Date
- 2021-01-08
- Lead Sponsor
- Nada Yousef
- Target Recruit Count
- 60
- Registration Number
- NCT04700475
- Locations
- 🇪🇬
Cairo university, Giza, Egypt
Study Assessing CLENPIQ As Bowel Preparation for Pediatric Colonoscopy
- First Posted Date
- 2019-10-02
- Last Posted Date
- 2025-02-05
- Lead Sponsor
- Ferring Pharmaceuticals
- Target Recruit Count
- 30
- Registration Number
- NCT04113382
- Locations
- 🇺🇸
Ferring Investigational Site, Bronx, New York, United States
A Cross-sectional Study to Measure Cough in Severe Asthma
- Conditions
- AsthmaCough
- Interventions
- Device: Leicester Cough monitorOther: fractional exhaled nitric oxide testing (FeNO)Other: Patient reported outcome measures
- First Posted Date
- 2019-06-26
- Last Posted Date
- 2023-11-22
- Lead Sponsor
- Queen's University, Belfast
- Target Recruit Count
- 61
- Registration Number
- NCT03999203
- Locations
- 🇬🇧
Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, United Kingdom
The Influence of Citric Acid Bone Surface Etching and Bone Defect Fill on GCF BMP-2 Release Profile
- Conditions
- Intrabony Periodontal Defect
- Interventions
- Drug: Control Test
- First Posted Date
- 2018-12-07
- Last Posted Date
- 2018-12-07
- Lead Sponsor
- Ain Shams University
- Target Recruit Count
- 20
- Registration Number
- NCT03769402
Comparison of Clenpiq vs Golytely Bowel Preparation
- First Posted Date
- 2017-06-26
- Last Posted Date
- 2021-03-04
- Lead Sponsor
- The Cleveland Clinic
- Target Recruit Count
- 14
- Registration Number
- NCT03198221
- Locations
- 🇺🇸
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, United States
The Efficacy and Safety of Caffeic Acid for Esophageal Cancer
- First Posted Date
- 2017-03-03
- Last Posted Date
- 2020-11-27
- Lead Sponsor
- The First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Science and Technology
- Target Recruit Count
- 300
- Registration Number
- NCT03070262
- Locations
- 🇨🇳
The Clinical Medical College, The First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, Henan, China
The Diagnostic Validity of the Urea Breath Test
- First Posted Date
- 2015-02-10
- Last Posted Date
- 2019-04-18
- Lead Sponsor
- Seoul National University Bundang Hospital
- Target Recruit Count
- 1200
- Registration Number
- NCT02359942
- Locations
- 🇰🇷
Seoul National University Hospital, Seongnam, Korea, Republic of
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