- ICH GCP
- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Clinical Trial NCT04690010
Ambulatory Versus Inpatient Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy
A Randomized Controlled Trial of Ambulatory Versus Inpatient Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy
Study Overview
Status
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
One in eight human beings will develop kidney stones during their lifetime. Of these, roughly 20% require surgery. Percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) is the standard minimally invasive surgical procedure for removal of large kidney stones. In the standard PCNL technique, a drainage tube connecting the kidney to a bag on the outside of the body (nephrostomy tube) is left in place after surgery. Patients are admitted to hospital for one to two days for observation at which time the nephrostomy tube is removed before discharge. The presence of the nephrostomy tube is associated with pain, increased use of opioids, and slower recovery after surgery.
Ambulatory PCNL has been proposed as a way to potentially speed recovery, reduce pain, decrease time in hospital, and decrease cost. Initial studies of ambulatory tubeless PCNL have shown favourable results. However, these studies were performed in a small subset of healthy patients with favourable stones that do not represent the majority of patients who undergo PCNL. In this technique, patients are discharged home the same day as surgery usually with a small drainage tube on the inside of the body called a stent that is removed 1-2 weeks later and no nephrostomy tube (tubeless). The stent itself can be painful and may require a second procedure for removal. There is increasing evidence for the safety of totally tubeless PCNL (in which no nephrostomy tube or ureteric stent is placed) or placement of a stent on a string for a short period of time. Given that current recommendations for stone management in the times of COVID-19 include minimizing use of stents, the investigators believe it is an optimal time to evaluate safety and efficacy of using a minimal stenting technique (either no stent at all or stent on string) in ambulatory PCNL patients.
The goal of the study is to determine if ambulatory tubeless PCNL is safe and effective compared to inpatient PCNL with a nephrostomy tube in a more representative patient population including obese patients, patients with moderate medical comorbidities, and patients with large kidney stones. A secondary aim is to determine if a minimal stent technique (stent on a string for 5 days or less or no stent) is safe and effective as an exit strategy in ambulatory PCNL patients. The study hypothesis is that ambulatory tubeless PCNL will have similar complication and stone free rates as inpatient PCNL with benefits over inpatient PCNL including improved patient quality of life, decreased use of opioid pain medications, shortened hospital admission, faster return to work, and lower cost.
Study Type
Enrollment (Estimated)
Phase
- Not Applicable
Contacts and Locations
Study Locations
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California
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San Francisco, California, United States, 94143
- University of California, San Francisco
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Scheduled for PCNL who agree to be included in the study
- Age 18 years or more
- Absence of renal anatomic abnormalities
- Patients undergoing bilateral procedures or those with pre-operative indwelling ureteral stents or nephrostomy tubes will be included
Exclusion Criteria:
Pre-operative:
- Age <18
- Pregnancy
- Positive urine culture within 3 weeks
- Bleeding disorder
- Presence of renal anatomic abnormalities
- Solitary kidney
- Need for admission based on comorbidities determined by anesthesiologist
Intra-operative:
- Significant ureteral or pelvicalyceal injury
- Significant intraoperative hemorrhage
Post-operative:
- Temperature >100.4 Fahrenheit
- Hemodynamic instability (defined as 2 of 3: heart rate >90 beats per minute, respiratory rate >20 breaths per minute, systolic blood pressure <90mmHg, or drop in systolic blood pressure >40mmHg)
- Hemoglobin drop of > 3 g/dL compared to pre-operative bloodwork
- Transfusion of blood products
- Pneumothorax or hemothorax on chest X ray
- Uncontrolled nausea, vomiting, or pain
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Treatment
- Allocation: Randomized
- Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
- Masking: None (Open Label)
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Active Comparator: Ambulatory tubeless PCNL
Patients will be discharged home on the same day as surgery.
No nephrostomy tube will be placed (tubeless).
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Patients will be discharged the same day of surgery.
No nephrostomy tube will be left in place.
A ureteral stent on a string may be left for up to 5 days.
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Active Comparator: Inpatient PCNL with nephrostomy tube
Patients will be admitted to hospital for 1-3 days with a nephrostomy tube placed at the time of surgery that will then be removed prior to discharge.
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Patients will be admitted to hospital for 1-3 days.
A nephrostomy tube will be placed at the time of surgery that will be removed prior to discharge.
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Total number of complications
Time Frame: 4 weeks after surgery
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Any of: Emergency department visits related to procedure, unplanned provider visits, re-admission related to the procedure, blood transfusion, and need for secondary procedures.
Patients with an emergency department or provider visit leading to re-admission will be classified once in the primary outcome as re-admission.
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4 weeks after surgery
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Stone free status
Time Frame: 4 weeks after surgery
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Stone free status will be defined as no residual stones with maximum diameter >3 mm on low dose non-contrast CT scan at 4 weeks post-surgery.
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4 weeks after surgery
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Change in Wisconsin Stone Quality of Life Questionnaire by 10 points or more from baseline to 4 weeks after surgery.
Time Frame: This will be completed at the initial visit (baseline) and at the follow-up visit 4 weeks later.
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The Wisconsin Stone Quality of Life Questionnaire is a validated, disease specific quality-of-life instrument that has been used in the acute, chronic, and post-operative setting and is currently the most commonly used questionnaire for kidney stone disease.The survey is a 28-item instrument with a 5-point Likert scale for each item.
There is a total of 140 points, and a difference of 10 points is considered clinically significant.
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This will be completed at the initial visit (baseline) and at the follow-up visit 4 weeks later.
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Cumulative opiate morphine equivalent dosing
Time Frame: 4 weeks after surgery
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This will be the calculated as the morphine equivalent dosage of all opioid medications taken by patients from time of surgery to follow-up at 4 weeks above their baseline opioid needs.
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4 weeks after surgery
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Return to work
Time Frame: 4 weeks after surgery
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Mean time to return to work (in days) and percent who have returned to work at 1 week will be determined at the time of the 4-week follow-up visit.
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4 weeks after surgery
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Time in hospital
Time Frame: 1 week after surgery
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Duration spent in hospital (in hours) will be determined
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1 week after surgery
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Collaborators and Investigators
Collaborators
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Thomas Chi, MD, University of California, San Francisco
Study record dates
Study Major Dates
Study Start (Actual)
Primary Completion (Estimated)
Study Completion (Estimated)
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (Actual)
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Estimated)
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Verified
More Information
Terms related to this study
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- 20-33137
Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)
Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?
Drug and device information, study documents
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product
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