Study Status: Not yet recruiting
Recruit Status: Not yet recruiting
Study Type: Interventional
Official Title: Use of Tolvaptan, a Vasopressin Antagonist, to Increase Urine Dilution and Reduce Cystine Urolithiasis Among Patients With Homozygous Cystinuria: a Pilot Investigation
Brief Summary: The goal of this research project is to establish that in short-term use, tolvaptan is a safe and potentially effective new therapy for cystinuria, by conducting a short-term pilot study of the safety and tolerability of this drug, and assess impact on urinary stone risk parameters, among adolescent and young adult patients with clinical cystinuria.