Comparing Patients After ESWL Treated With Ureteral Stents Versus Expulsion Therapy With Tamsulosin

Hadassah Medical Organization

Overview

The purpose of this study is to see whether patients undergoing ESWL, for upper tract urinary stones between 1.5-2.0cm, may be treated by expulsion therapy(Tamsulosin) instead of inserting ureteral stents .

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

DOUBLE

Conditions

Upper Tract Ureterolithiasis

Interventions

TamsulosinDRUG

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 80 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Patients above 18 yrs of age. * Single urolithiasis up to 2 cm. * Kidney/ureters that haven't undergone previous ESWL or stent insertion. * Normal renal function (creatinine below 100mmo1/1). * Sterile urine culture. * Normal CBC, blood electrolytes and coagulation studies. * Radioopaque stones. Exclusion Criteria: * More than one stone per kidney unit. * Patients receiving steroids, NSAIDS, calcium channel blockers or alpha blockers on a regular basis. * Anatomical anomalies or uromechanical obstruction. * Single kidney. * Cystinuria. * Soldiers or pregnant women. * Patients under 18 year

Locations (1)

Hadassah Medical Organization

Jerusalem, Israel

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

stone status at 3 month .

stone free

Central Contacts

Mordechai Duvdevani, MD

CONTACT

0508946816 moti_duv@yahoo.com

Shilo Rosenberg, MD

CONTACT

0508946036 shilo_inbar@bezeqint.net

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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