Status:
TERMINATED
The Effect of Ureteric Stent Tethers on Patient Symptoms and Urinary Infection
Lead Sponsor:
Unity Health Toronto
Conditions:
Kidney Stone
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
RESEARCH QUESTION Do ureteric stents with tethers, left in-situ for 1-2 weeks, increase the rate of stent bacterial colonization, urinary bacterial colonization and stent related lower urinary tract s...
Detailed Description
Two of the main issues surrounding the use of ureteral stents are stent related symptoms and bacterial colonization/urinary tract infection (UTI). To be useful, stent tethers must decrease the morbidi...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Age over 18 years
- First presentation for ureteroscopy for this particular stone
- Planned insertion of a double J-stent
- Follow-up conducted at St. Michael's Hospital
Exclusion
- Age \<18years
- Preexisting stent in place
- Bilateral ureteric stents to be inserted
- Patients with congenital kidney anomalies (horseshoe kidney, ectopic kidney, etc.)
- Patients with an indwelling foley catheter
- Patients with neurogenic bladder, chronic prostatitis, painful bladder syndrome or interstitial cystitis
- Patients with a urinary diversion (ileal conduit, ileal neobladder)
- Patient currently taking an α-blocker (alfuzosin, terazosin,tamsulosin, prazosin)
- Active urinary tract infection or positive screening urine culture at preadmission
- Pregnancy
- Patients who will not be returning to St. Michael's Hospital for follow-up
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 1 2013
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
February 1 2014
Estimated Enrollment :
11 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01812772
Start Date
March 1 2013
End Date
February 1 2014
Last Update
May 21 2015
Active Locations (1)
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St. Michael Hospital
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5B 1W8