Influence of the frequency of shock waves on the effectiveness of extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy in distal ureteral calculi
Completed
- Conditions
- reteral lithiasisUrological and Genital DiseasesCalculus of kidney and ureter
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN02582855
- Lead Sponsor
- Association of Urology Research and Development (Asociacion de Urologia y Desarrollo de la Investigacion) (Spain)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 154
Inclusion Criteria
1. Patients with ureteral radiopaque lithiasis subsidiary of lithotripsy treatment
2. Aged greater than 18 years, either sex
3. Lithiasis located in distal ureter
4. Lithiasis size greater than 0.5 cm and less than 1 cm
Exclusion Criteria
1. Aged less than 18 years
2. Medical contraindication for lithotripsy
3. Lithiasis less than 0.5 cm and greater than 1 cm
4. Other localisation than distal ureter
5. Indwelling ureteral catheter
6. Nephrostomy catheter
7. Severe hydronephrosis with kidney function impairment
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method