Impact of Acute Computed Tomography on Treatment Decisions and Time to Intervention in Renal Colic

April 3, 2025 updated by: Region Skane
This study intend to evaluate the use of acute computed tomography (CT) when acute renal colic, regarding treatment decisions, time to intervention and additional visits to the Emergency Department

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

All patients with a diagnosis of urolithiasis at the Emergency Department in Helsingborg was included during one year, 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020. Data regarding size and location of stone, treatment, follow up was extracted from the medical records.

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

612

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

  • Sweden
      • Helsingborg, Sweden
        • Department of Urology

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

  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Patients with a diagnosis of urolithiasis at the Emergency Department during one year.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patients with a diagnosis of urolithiasis at the Emergency Department in Helsingborg

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients with a locked medical record

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

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Intervention / Treatment
Acute CT
Those with an acute CT (within 24 h).
Radiation: Acute CT
Acute CT (a CT within 24 h)
Deferred CT
Those without an acute CT, instead a CT within 3-4 weeks.
Radiation: Deferred CT
Deferred CT (a CT within 3-4 weeks)

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Rate of interventions
Time Frame: 1 year
Rate of ESWL (extracorporal shockwave lithotripsy), URS (ureteroscopy) and PCNL (percutanous nephrolithotripsy)
1 year
Time to intervention
Time Frame: 1 year
Time to intervention, measured in number of days
1 year
Number of additional visits to the Emergency Department
Time Frame: 1 year
Number of additional visits to the Emergency Department
1 year

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Region Skane

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Magnus Wagenius, PhD, University of Lund, Sweden

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

July 1, 2019

Primary Completion (Actual)

June 30, 2020

Study Completion (Actual)

April 3, 2025

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

July 23, 2024

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 30, 2024

First Posted (Actual)

August 2, 2024

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

April 6, 2025

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 3, 2025

Last Verified

April 1, 2025

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 2021-06913-01

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

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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