Short Title:
Renal Stone
Responsible HRP Element:
Human Health Countermeasures
Funding Status:
Completed - Task completed and produced a deliverable
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Procurement Mechanism(s):
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Aims:
- Quantitate the pre- in- and postflight risk of renal stone formation associated with space flight.
- Determine the efficacy of potassium citrate as a
countermeasure in reducing the in-flight and postflight for renal stone
formation.
- Evaluate dietary impact on the urinary biochemistry.
- Evaluate the potential benefit of citrate to inhibit bone loss.
Category:
Countermeasure
Subcategory:
Clinical Procedure/Prescription
Description:
Research on potassium citrate as a countermeasure for reducing in-flight and postflight renal stones.
This task contributed to Gap closure of N13 by providing a report of excisting and prospective potassium citrate usage in relation to renal stone risk profiles.
Internal Customers:
None
External Customers:
None