Ultraslow SWL Versus Slow SWL for Ureteric Stones With High Attenuation Value

N/ACompletedNCT03795545

Cairo University101 enrolled

Overview

Ultraslow full-power SWL versus slow power-ramping SWL in ureteric stones with high attenuation value

To evaluate the efficacy of ultraslow rate of SWL versus slow rate, power ramping SWL

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

TRIPLE

Enrollment

101

Conditions

Ureteric Stone

Interventions

SWLPROCEDURE

Shock wave lithotripsy

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * single upper ureteric stone less than or equal to 2 cm * radio-opaque stone * high attenuation value (≥ 1000 HU) stone Exclusion Criteria: * Abnormal renal anatomy * renal insufficiency * solitary kidney * coagulopathies * uncontrolled hypertension * renal artery or aortic aneurysm * active urinary tract infection * pregnancy * severe skeletal malformations (spinal deformity) precluding proper stone localization

Locations (1)

Beni-Suef Hospitals

Banī Suwayf, Outside U.S./Canada, Egypt

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

stone free rate

Complete clearance of stones in addition to clinically insignificant residual fragments

Time frame: 3 months following last session of SWL

Secondary Outcomes

Complications rate

Comparison of rate of complications in both groups

Time frame: 3 months following last session of SWL

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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