Medical Expulsive Therapy Post-SWL For Renal Stones

August 30, 2021 updated by: Mansoura University

Medical Expulsive Therapy Post-SWL For Renal Stones. A Randomized Trial

To evaluate the efficacy and stone free rate of placebo versus tamsulosin as medical expulsive therapy post-SWL in patients with renal stone less than 20 mm

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

235

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

    • Aldakahlia
      • Mansourah, Aldakahlia, Egypt, 35516
        • Urology and nephrology center

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Renal stone ≤ 20 mm.
  • Lower calyceal stone ≤ 15 mm

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Women with known or suspected pregnancy or breastfeeding.
  • History of alpa-blockers (more than 7 days prior to study participation)
  • History of ureteral stricture
  • Multiple (that is more than 2) stones
  • Stone in solitary kidney (either anatomically or functionally).
  • Presence of urinary sepsis.
  • Estimated glomerular filtration rate < 30 ml/min
  • Contraindication or allergy to tamsulosin

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: tamsulosin
tamsulosin 0.4 mg once daily
Tamsulosin 0.4 mg once daily
Placebo Comparator: Placeb
Placebo once daily
Placebo once daily

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Stone free rate defined as patient free of any stone residual
Time Frame: at 3 months
assessed by Non-contrast Computed Tomography of Urinary Tract (NCCT-UT)
at 3 months

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

September 1, 2019

Primary Completion (Actual)

May 1, 2020

Study Completion (Actual)

May 1, 2020

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

August 25, 2021

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 30, 2021

First Posted (Actual)

September 2, 2021

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

September 2, 2021

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 30, 2021

Last Verified

August 1, 2021

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • MET SWL

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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