Status:
RECRUITING
ESWL for Distal Ureteric Stone: Supine Versus Prone
Lead Sponsor:
Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong
Conditions:
Urinary Tract Stones
Urinary Stones
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy (ESWL) for urinary stone is common and widespread nowadays. Approximately 80% of urinary stones are treated by ESWL. Traditionally distal ureteric stones are treat...
Detailed Description
Previous authors have reported using the greater and lesser sciatic foramina as a pathway for the shockwaves to reach the distal ureter. No serious complications had developed in the patients who unde...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- All patients, over 18 years of age, with distal ureteric stones with stone size of ≥3mm on kidney-ureter-bladder (KUB) X-ray who opted for ESWL treatment
Exclusion
- Patients who are unable to provide consent
- radiolucent stones
- active urinary tract infections
- pregnancy
- uncontrolled hypertension
- uncontrolled bleeding tendencies
- severe skeletal malformations
- arterial aneurysms within the vicinity of the stone (such as iliac artery aneurysms)
- unable to assume the appropriate position (prone or supine) for ESWL
- solitary kidneys
- transplanted kidneys
- presence of ureteric stents
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
November 1 2014
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
November 1 2027
Estimated Enrollment :
130 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT02298465
Start Date
November 1 2014
End Date
November 1 2027
Last Update
August 9 2023
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Queen Mary Hospital
Hong Kong, China