Dermal scarification for the treatment of renal colic.
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Renal ColicRenal and Urogenital - Kidney diseaseAnaesthesiology - Pain management
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12612000233820
- Lead Sponsor
- Gennimatas General Hospital of Thessaloniki
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 210
Inclusion Criteria
1. Patients with typical renal or ureteral colic symptoms and at least two laboratory results that justify the diagnosis (haematuria, positive stone shadow at KUB, ultrasonographic dilation of the upper urinary tract at the side of pain).
2. Written consent of the patient’s participation in the study
Exclusion Criteria
1. Chronic use of analgesic drugs.
2. Use of any analgesic drug during the last 12hours.
3. Use of anticonvulsant during the last 8 hours.
4. Medical history of allergic reaction to NSAIDs.
5. Medical history of stomach ulcer or gastritis.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Renal colic treatment success with dermal scarification.<br>The success of the method is decided according to the patient's answer to the question: Do you think the treatment was helpful in the management of pain?<br>If the patient answers YES and there is a decrease in the ten point rating scale equal or greater than 5 we consider the treatment successful.[At five minutes after scarification.];Renal colic treatment success with diclofenac sodium IM injection.<br>The success of the method is decided according to the patient's answer to the question: Do you think the treatment was helpful in the management of pain?<br>If the patient answers YES and there is a decrease in the ten point rating scale equal or greater than 5 we consider the treatment successful.[At 45 minutes after IM injection.]
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method