Status:
COMPLETED
Medical Expulsive Therapy of Single Distal Ureteral Stones
Lead Sponsor:
University of Zurich
Conditions:
Ureteral Calculi
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Current therapeutic options for ureteral stones include active intervention as well as conservative "watch and wait" approaches. Endoscopic treatment of ureteral stones has a high success rate and rel...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Inclusion criteria:
- patients with a single 2 to 7mm ureteral stone below the common iliac vessels
- Exclusion criteria:
- presence of multiple ureteral stones
- renal insufficiency (glomerular filtration rate below 60 ml/min)
- urinary tract infection
- a solitary kidney
- pregnancy
- history of ureteral surgery or previous endoscopic procedure
- hypersensitivity to tamsulosin
- current alpha-blocker, calcium-antagonist or corticosteroid medication
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2006
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
November 1 2008
Estimated Enrollment :
100 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00831701
Start Date
September 1 2006
End Date
November 1 2008
Last Update
May 25 2010
Active Locations (1)
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1
Department of Urology, University Hospital Zürich, Switzerland
Zurich, Switzerland, 8091