To evaluate the efficacy and safety of electroconductive (EC) and electrohydraulic (EH) extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) for the treatment of ureter and kidney stones, this study conducted a randomized controlled trial.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
56
The patients were randomly assigned to two types of lithotripter.
Seoul National University Hospital
Seoul, South Korea
age
patient's records
Time frame: 2 weeks
Gender
patient's records
Time frame: 2 weeks
height
meters
Time frame: 2 weeks
weight
kilograms
Time frame: 2 weeks
smoking
patient's records
Time frame: 2 weeks
drinking
patient's records
Time frame: 2 weeks
Diabetes mellitus
patient's records
Time frame: 2 weeks
Hypertension
patient's records
Time frame: 2 weeks
Preoperative Double J stent
patient's records
Time frame: 2 weeks
creatinine
patient's records
Time frame: 2 weeks
Glomerular Filtration Rate
patient's records
Time frame: 2 weeks
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hemoglobin
patient's records
Time frame: 2 weeks
Hydronephrosis grade
* Grade 0 : Normal examination with no dilation of the renal pelvis * Grade 1 : Mild dilation of the renal pelvis only * Grade II : Moderate dilation of the renal pelvis including a few calyces * Grade III : Dilation of the renal pelvis with visualization of all the calyces, which are uniformly dilated, and normal renal parenchyma * Grade IV : Similar apperance of the renal pelvis and calyces as Grade III, plus thinning of the renal parenchyma
Time frame: 2 weeks
Analgesic
patient's records
Time frame: 2 weeks
stone size
patient's records
Time frame: 2 weeks
Stone laterality
patient's records
Time frame: 2 weeks
Stone location
patient's records
Time frame: 2 weeks
Stone volume
patient's records
Time frame: 2 weeks
Stone shape
patient's records
Time frame: 2 weeks
Stone to skin distance
patient's records
Time frame: 2 weeks
Hounsfield unit
patient's records
Time frame: 2 weeks
Urine color
patient's records
Time frame: 2 weeks
Urine Turbidity
patient's records
Time frame: 2 weeks
Urine Specific Gravity
patient's records
Time frame: 2 weeks
Urine pH
patient's records
Time frame: 2 weeks
Intensity
ESWL
Time frame: 2 weeks
Used power
ESWL
Time frame: 2 weeks
Shock
ESWL
Time frame: 2 weeks
Speed
ESWL
Time frame: 2 weeks
Visual analog scale for pain
0: Represents "No sensation" or "Not at all." 1-3: Indicates a very mild sensation or a low level of the experience, signifying almost no problem. 4-6: Represents a moderate level, suggesting a moderate presence of the experience or issue. 7-9: Reflects a high or severe level, signifying a significant presence or seriousness of the problem. 10: Represents "Maximal sensation" or "Extremely intense" and indicates an extreme presence or severity of the experience or issue.
Time frame: 2 weeks
Satisfaction score
1. Not satisfied at all. 2. Very low satisfaction. 3. Moderate satisfaction. 4. High satisfaction. 5. Very high or maximum satisfaction.
Time frame: 2 weeks
Stone-free rates (%)
ESWL
Time frame: 2 weeks