Prospective Comparison Between Different Laser Settings for Ureteral \ Kidney Stones Treatment During Ureteroscopy

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Ureterolithiasis; Nephrolithiasis

• Registration Number: NCT02279927
• Lead Sponsor: Carmel Medical Center

Brief Summary

A prospective study comparing different laser settings used for stone fragmentation during ureteroscopy

Detailed Description

Two groups prospectively randomized for different laser settings during ureteroscopy one aimed for stone dusting, the other for stone fragmentation and basket extraction of fragments

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2014-10
• Study Start: 2014-10
• Study First Submitted: 2014-10-29
• Study First Submitted QC: 2014-10-29
• Last Update Submitted: 2014-10-29
• Study First Posted: 2014-10-31
• Last Update Posted: 2014-10-31
• Primary Completion: 2015-11
• Study Completion: 2015-12

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 100

Inclusion Criteria

• Patients who are planned for ureteroscopy \ retrograde intra renal surgery (RIRS) for stone treatment

Exclusion Criteria

• known ureteral stricture
• severe immune deficiency
• patients after urinary diversion surgery
• patients with single \ ectopic\ implanted kidney
• double collecting system
• severe thrombocytopenia
• patients taking anticoagulant drugs that cannot be stooped before the operation

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Stone free rate	1 month

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Duration of operation	Immediate

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Carmel Medical Center; 🇮🇱 Haifa, Israel