Extracorporal Shockwave Lithotripsy Versus Retrograde Intrarenal Surgery for the Treatment of Kidney Stones

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Kidney Stones
• Interventions: Procedure: Extracorporal shockwave lithotripsy; Procedure: Retrograde intrarenal surgery

• Registration Number: NCT01514032
• Lead Sponsor: University of Zurich

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare two established modalities for the treatment of kidneystones: ESWL (extracorporal shockwave-lithotripsy) vs. URS (uretero-reno-scopy with stone-extraction). Comparison of the stone-free rates 3month postoperative.

* Trial with surgical intervention

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2011-10
• Status Verified: 2012-01
• Study First Submitted: 2012-01-16
• Study First Submitted QC: 2012-01-19
• Last Update Submitted: 2012-01-19
• Study First Posted: 2012-01-20
• Last Update Posted: 2012-01-20
• Primary Completion: 2014-02
• Study Completion: 2014-02

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 230

Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Extracorporal shockwave lithotripsy	Extracorporal shockwave lithotripsy	-
Retrograde intrarenal surgery	Retrograde intrarenal surgery	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
stonefree-rates 3month after therapy	3 month

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University Hospital Zurich, Urology; 🇨🇭 Zurich, Switzerland