Comparing Patients After ESWL Treated With Ureteral Stents Versus Expulsion Therapy With Tamsulosin
Phase 2
- Conditions
- Upper Tract Ureterolithiasis
- Registration Number
- NCT00478998
- Lead Sponsor
- Hadassah Medical Organization
- Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to see whether patients undergoing ESWL, for upper tract urinary stones between 1.5-2.0cm, may be treated by expulsion therapy(Tamsulosin) instead of inserting ureteral stents .
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- UNKNOWN
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- Not specified
Inclusion Criteria
- Patients above 18 yrs of age.
- Single urolithiasis up to 2 cm.
- Kidney/ureters that haven't undergone previous ESWL or stent insertion.
- Normal renal function (creatinine below 100mmo1/1).
- Sterile urine culture.
- Normal CBC, blood electrolytes and coagulation studies.
- Radioopaque stones.
Exclusion Criteria
- More than one stone per kidney unit.
- Patients receiving steroids, NSAIDS, calcium channel blockers or alpha blockers on a regular basis.
- Anatomical anomalies or uromechanical obstruction.
- Single kidney.
- Cystinuria.
- Soldiers or pregnant women.
- Patients under 18 year
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method stone status at 3 month . stone free
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Hadassah Medical Organization
🇮🇱Jerusalem, Israel