Racial Differences in Phosphorus Metabolism

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Conditions studied: Control

In brief

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.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00856726

Run by

University of Miami

People needed

26

Starts

2009-02-01

Expected to finish

2011-06-01

Last updated by the study team

2017-09-11

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• 18 years of age or older
• Body mass index (BMI) within 20% ideal for their age and gender

You may not qualify if…

• 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)

Where it is running

• University of Miami — Miami, Florida, United States

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