"Cystone" for Cystine Stone Prevention

April 01, 2008 Update:

Open enrolment has ended for the Mayo Clinic Cystone study. A special "Thank You" to everyone who is currently participating in this very important research!"

Open Enrolment for the Mayo Clinic "Cystone" Study

Doctors at the Mayo Clinic are working with investigators at The Himalaya Drug Company to test a drug for the treatment of cystine kidney stones and are looking for qualifying participants. The aim of the research study is to discover if this drug has the potential to decrease formation of kidney stones and possibly even dissolve existing ones.

For more information, please read the full release, Cystone for the Treatment of Cystinuria (pdf).

To hear Dr. Erickson's explanation of the study (an edited excerpt from Dr. Erickson's original presentation at the 2006 ICF Cystinuria Symposium), click on the audio file format of your choice:
Cystone Study (Windows Media Audio) | Cystone Study (MP3).

More information regarding the study is available from the Mayo Clinic's website or from ClinicalTrials.gov.

Questions or participation requests should be directed to:

Beverly Tietje
Study Coordinator
Nephrology and Hypertension
Mayo Clinic
200 First Street SW
Rochester, MN 55905
tietje.beverly@mayo.edu
(507) 255-0401