Status:

COMPLETED

Standard vs Mini-PCNL for the Treatment of Stone Disease

Lead Sponsor:

The Cleveland Clinic

Collaborating Sponsors:

University of British Columbia

Massachusetts General Hospital

Conditions:

Urolithiasis

Kidney Stone

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Randomized comparison of patient outcomes following standard PCNL versus mini-PCNL.

Detailed Description

This study is a randomized controlled trial which compares the operative outcomes and complications of mini-percutaneous nephrolithotomy (mini-PCNL) versus standard PCNL for renal stones. This study w...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients planned for PCNL at participating institutions
  • Age ≥ 18 years old
  • Male and female patients
  • Patients of all ethnic backgrounds
  • Stone size 10-20mm
  • Patients must be capable of giving informed consent and must be capable and willing to enroll and participate fully with the study.

Exclusion

  • Conversion to open procedure
  • Multiple access tracts
  • Anticoagulated or history of coagulopathy
  • Preoperative ureteral stent or nephrostomy tube placement
  • Technical problems/impossibility of localizing the stone on the day of intervention
  • Patients unable to give informed consent or unwilling to enroll or participate in the study will be excluded.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

May 1 2022

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

November 11 2025

Estimated Enrollment :

18 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04069013

Start Date

May 1 2022

End Date

November 11 2025

Last Update

January 7 2026

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Cleveland Clinic Foundation

Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44195

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