Status:
UNKNOWN
Extracorporal Shockwave Lithotripsy Versus Retrograde Intrarenal Surgery for the Treatment of Kidney Stones
Lead Sponsor:
University of Zurich
Conditions:
Kidney Stones
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
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). Com...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Inclusion criteria: - kidneystones requiring treatment up to an maximal size of 15mm (singular or multiple kidneystones with at least one stone with min. 5mm of size)
- male and female patients between 18 and 99 years
- informed consent signed by patient after explanation of the both treatment-modalities
- Exclusion criteria: - age \< 18 or \> 99
- pregnancy
- breastfeeding mother
- disorders of blood clotting
- kidneystones \> 15mm
- aneurysms of the aorta or renal artery
- severe skeletal deformations which hamper one of the treatment modalities
- synchronous stones of the ipsilateral ureter
- stones which can not visualized which X-ray or sonography
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 1 2011
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
February 1 2014
Estimated Enrollment :
230 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01514032
Start Date
October 1 2011
End Date
February 1 2014
Last Update
January 20 2012
Active Locations (1)
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University Hospital Zurich, Urology
Zurich, Switzerland