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Ultraslow SWL Versus Slow SWL for Ureteric Stones With High Attenuation Value

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Ureteric Stone
Registration Number
NCT03795545
Lead Sponsor
Cairo University
Brief Summary

Ultraslow full-power SWL versus slow power-ramping SWL in ureteric stones with high attenuation value

Detailed Description

To evaluate the efficacy of ultraslow rate of SWL versus slow rate, power ramping SWL

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
101
Inclusion Criteria
  • single upper ureteric stone less than or equal to 2 cm
  • radio-opaque stone
  • high attenuation value (≥ 1000 HU) stone
Exclusion Criteria
  • Abnormal renal anatomy
  • renal insufficiency
  • solitary kidney
  • coagulopathies
  • uncontrolled hypertension
  • renal artery or aortic aneurysm
  • active urinary tract infection
  • pregnancy
  • severe skeletal malformations (spinal deformity) precluding proper stone localization

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
stone free rate3 months following last session of SWL

Complete clearance of stones in addition to clinically insignificant residual fragments

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Complications rate3 months following last session of SWL

Comparison of rate of complications in both groups

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Beni-Suef Hospitals

🇪🇬

Banī Suwayf, Outside U.S./Canada, Egypt

Beni-Suef Hospitals
🇪🇬Banī Suwayf, Outside U.S./Canada, Egypt

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