Stent removal after one week compared with conventional stent removal after six weeks following a laparoscopic operation for obstruction in the urinary passage in children: A randomised control trial.
Phase 3
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: N00-N99- Diseases of the genitourinary systemHealth Condition 2: N130- Hydronephrosis with ureteropelvicjunction obstructionHealth Condition 3: O- Medical and Surgical
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2023/12/060672
- Lead Sponsor
- Christian Medical College Vellore
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
Children between one year and 16 years of age
undergoing Laparoscopic pyeloplasty for Pelvi-ureteric junction.
Exclusion Criteria
Open pyeloplasty, Age > 16 years, recurrent PUJO, those unwilling to participate, any patient with intra-op decision for longer duration of stenting, lost to follow-up in less than six months.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Stent related discomfort such as Flank pain/ supra-pubic pain on Visual analog score, frequency of urination, urgency, need for medications - anticholinergics. The outcomes are assessed prior to stent removal in both the groups.Timepoint: One week for treatment group and six weeks in the control group.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Rates of infection, obstruction, need for <br/ ><br>repeat stenting/ pyeloplasty, change in relative function and drainage of the affected kidney, length of hospital stay and cost. <br/ ><br>Timepoint: One week, six weeks & six months