Status:

UNKNOWN

Efficacy and Safety of Narrow Focus (F1) Versus Wide Focus (F3) of Shock Wave Lithotripsy (SWL) for Renal Calculi

Lead Sponsor:

Benha University

Conditions:

Renal Stone

Treatment Side Effects

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

This study aims to compare the narrow focus (F1) versus the wide focus (F3) in terms of the efficacy of Shock Wave Lithotripsy (SWL) in the management of renal calculi 1-2 cm and their injurious effec...

Detailed Description

Recently, some Shock Wave Lithotripsy (SWL) devices have been announced in the market with a different focus points. One early experimental study found that stone disintegration is better with small f...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Adult patients (\>18years old) with 1-2 cm single renal stone.
  • Normal functioning kidney.

Exclusion

  • Pregnancy.
  • Bleeding diatheses.
  • Radiolucent stones.
  • Radio-opaque stones with Hounsfield Unit (HU) \> 1200
  • Patients with a pacemaker.
  • Active Urinary Tract Infection (UTI).
  • Severe skeletal malformations.
  • Morbid obesity with Body Mass Index (BMI) ≥40 kg/m2.
  • Renal artery aneurysm at the same site of the stone.
  • Anatomical obstruction distal to the stone.
  • Patients with renal impairment with serum creatinine \> 1.2 mg/dL.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

February 1 2021

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

September 30 2023

Estimated Enrollment :

140 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04759599

Start Date

February 1 2021

End Date

September 30 2023

Last Update

August 1 2023

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Faculty of Medicine, Benha University

Banhā, Kalyobiya, Egypt, 13518