Status:

TERMINATED

Use of a Ureteral Access Sheath During Ureteroscopy and Its Effect on Stone Free Rate

Lead Sponsor:

London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's

Collaborating Sponsors:

Boston Scientific Corporation

Conditions:

Urinary Calculi

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

Patients with upper ureteral or renal stones will be randomized to undergoing ureteroscopy with or without a ureteral access sheath. The sheath is designed to facilitate ureteroscope insertion and re-...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Upper ureteral (proximal to iliac vessels/iliac crest) calculi;
  • Renal calculi;
  • Normal renal function;
  • Any stone composition;
  • Single or multiple stones(planned treatment of all stones at this surgery);
  • Age \> 18 years;
  • Able and willing to return treatment centre for follow-up visits; AND
  • Signed study consent

Exclusion

  • Ureteric calculi distal to the level of the iliac vessels/iliac crest;
  • Failed ureteroscopy for same stone (i.e. has to be the first ureteroscopic procedure for this stone, however a prior failed extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy (SWL) is acceptable);
  • Bilateral ureteroscopy;
  • If an adjunctive procedure is planned post ureteroscopy (e.g. percutaneous nephrolithotomy, SWL) (i.e. it is known preoperatively that a ureteroscopic procedure will not render the patient stone free and that ancillary procedures will be necessary);
  • If in the investigators opinion, enrollment would be not be appropriate; OR
  • Pregnancy

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

May 1 2005

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

May 1 2009

Estimated Enrollment :

44 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00199524

Start Date

May 1 2005

End Date

May 1 2009

Last Update

October 14 2009

Active Locations (5)

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1

Edmonton Prostate and Urological Research Centre

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T5H 4B9

2

The Prostate Centre at Vancouver General Hospital

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V5Z 3J5

3

Centre for Advanced Urological Research at Queen's University

Kingston, Ontario, Canada, M5B 1W8

4

Urology at St. Joseph's Hospital, The University of Western Ontario

London, Ontario, Canada, N6A 4V2