Record Details     « New Search       Brief Record Full Record MARC Record     Bibliographic Data Control Number 383088 Date and Time of Latest Transaction 20201212061609.AM General Information 201212s |||||||||b ||00||| Cataloging Source DOST-PCHRD Main Entry - Personal Name Luna, Saturnino L   Chua, Michael E   See, Manuel C Title Statement A prospective six-week randomized controlled trial on the efficacy and safety of sodium bicarbonate, citric acid, sodium citrate, and tartaric acid compound compared to potassium citrate in the dissolution of renal stones Physical Description 6-12 Summary, Etc. OBJECTIVE: To determine the efficacy and safety of sodium bicarbonate, citric acid, sodium citrate, and tartaric acid (compound drug) in comparison to potassium citrate in the treatment of kidney stones. METHODS: Prospective randomized controlled trial of patients with kidney stones recruited from February to October 2011 at Out-patient Department was conducted. Ninety subjects, consented and eligible, were enrolled in this study. Random allocation of subjects into two groups was done using computer generated randomization. Subjects assigned to group I were treated with the compound drug(12 grams/day); while group II subjects were given potassium citrate(60mEq/day) for 6 weeks. Urinary pH levels were examined weekly and the effect of medical treatment on stone size changes was evaluated by ultrasonography every two weeks in the six-week treatment period. Intention to treat analysis was done with 95% confidence level(CI). Statistical analysis of results was determined using analysis of variance (ANOVA) with multiple repeated measures for between group urinary pH changes and chi square for between groups difference in stone size changes. RESULTS: A total of 74 subjects completed the study with a dropout rate of 18%, which was mainly due to geographic and financial reasons. Demographic and baseline stone characteristics of both groups were not significantly different. Treatment outcome between the two groups based on stone size changes (in general and both radiolucent and radioopaque stones subgroups) did not show any significant statistic difference. The pH level changes over six-week treatment period between the two groups showed a total mean pH difference of 0.445, (95% CI: 0.213, 0.677), which was statistically significant (P<0.001) in favor of Group I. Both treatment regimens were well-tolerated with very few non-serious medication adverse effects. CONCLUSION:? Urinary alkalinization with sodium bicarbonate, citric acid, sodium citrate, and tartaric acid is a well-tolerated and highly effective treatment resulting in dissolution of non-obstructing kidney stones and is comparable to the gold standard potassium citrate Subject Added Entry - Topical Term KIDNEY CALCULI   NEPHROLITHIASIS   UROLOGIC DISEASES   KIDNEY DISEASES   SODIUM BICARBONATE   CITRIC ACID   SODIUM CITRATE   TARTARIC ACID   POTASSIUM CITRATE   INORGANIC CHEMICALS   ORGANIC CHEMICALS   TREATMENT OUTCOME   SAFETY   KIDNEY STONES   NEPHROLITH   RENAL CALCULI   RENAL CALCULUS   RENAL STONES   TREATMENT EFFECTIVENESS   TREATMENT EFFICACY   18-75 YEARS OLD   KIDNEY CALCULI   NEPHROLITHIASIS   UROLOGIC DISEASES   KIDNEY DISEASES   SODIUM BICARBONATE   CITRIC ACID   SODIUM CITRATE   TARTARIC ACID   POTASSIUM CITRATE   INORGANIC CHEMICALS   ORGANIC CHEMICALS   TREATMENT OUTCOME   SAFETY           Physical Location           Digital Copy Not Available          Add to Book Cart  |   Download MARC