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To determine whether a low-dosage, digital X-ray scanning (LODOX-Statscan) can detect kidney stones in order to reduce radiation dosage

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Kidney and ureteral stones/reducing radiation dosage
Urological and Genital Diseases
Calculus of kidney and ureter
Registration Number
ISRCTN12915426
Lead Sponsor
niversity Clinic of Urology (Urologische Universitaetsklinik) (Switzerland)
Brief Summary

2019 results in: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31165230 (added 06/06/2019)

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
41
Inclusion Criteria

1. Patients with kidney or ureteral stones proved by computed tomography (CT)
2. > 18 years
3. Written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

1. Persistent, analgetic resistant pain
2. Pregnancy

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Stone detection rate by LODOX
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<br> 1. Reducing radiation dosage<br> 2. Comparability of stone size measured in LODOX, CT and conventional radiography<br> 3. Fine-tuning adjustment of LODOX<br>
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