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L-Citrulline Versus Tamsulosin for Medical Expulsive Therapy of Distal Ureteral Stones

25. mai 2026 oppdatert av: Hany Fathy Badawy, MD, Beni-Suef University

L-Citrulline Versus Tamsulosin for Medical Expulsive Therapy of Distal Ureteral Stones: A Prospective Randomized Study

This study will compare L-citrulline and tamsulosin as medical expulsive therapy for adults with single distal ureteral stones.

Eligible participants with a single distal ureteral stone measuring 5 to 10 mm will be randomly assigned to receive either oral L-citrulline 750 mg twice daily or oral tamsulosin 0.4 mg once daily. Treatment will continue until documented stone passage or completion of 4 weeks of therapy, whichever occurs first.

Participants will be followed weekly for up to 4 weeks. The main outcome is stone expulsion within 4 weeks. The study will also assess time to stone expulsion, pain episodes, analgesic use, need for additional intervention, and adverse events.

Studieoversikt

Status

Rekruttering

Forhold

Intervensjon / Behandling

Detaljert beskrivelse

This is a prospective, randomized, controlled trial conducted at the outpatient Urology Clinic, Beni-Suef University Hospital.

The study will include adult patients aged 18 to 60 years with a single distal ureteral stone measuring 5 to 10 mm, normal renal function, and controlled pain. Patients with fever or active urinary tract infection, severe hydronephrosis, solitary kidney, pregnancy, previous ureteric surgery, multiple stones, or an indication for urgent surgical intervention will be excluded.

Eligible participants will be randomized in a 1:1 ratio to one of two treatment groups. The L-citrulline group will receive oral L-citrulline 750 mg twice daily. The tamsulosin group will receive oral tamsulosin 0.4 mg once daily. Treatment will be discontinued upon stone passage or after completion of 4 weeks of therapy, whichever occurs first. Both groups will receive standard supportive care, including analgesics as needed, hydration advice, and use of a stone strainer.

Participants will be evaluated weekly for 4 weeks. Follow-up assessments will include symptom review, pain assessment using the Visual Analog Scale, documentation of pain episodes, analgesic requirements, adverse event monitoring, and imaging assessment using ultrasound with or without KUB, with low-dose computed tomography when clinically needed.

The primary outcome is stone expulsion rate within 4 weeks. Stone expulsion will be confirmed by patient-reported stone passage with stone capture, or by absence of the stone on follow-up imaging. Secondary outcomes include time to stone expulsion, number of pain episodes, analgesic use, need for additional intervention such as ureteroscopy or ureteral stenting, and adverse events.

Studietype

Intervensjonell

Registrering (Antatt)

120

Fase

  • Fase 2

Kontakter og plasseringer

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Studiekontakt

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Studiesteder

  • Egypt
    • Beni Suweif Governorate
      • Banī Suwayf, Beni Suweif Governorate, Egypt, 02456
        • Rekruttering
        • Department of Urology- Beni-Suef University Hospitals
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        • Hovedetterforsker:
          • Hany F Badawy, MD
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Deltakelseskriterier

Forskere ser etter personer som passer til en bestemt beskrivelse, kalt kvalifikasjonskriterier. Noen eksempler på disse kriteriene er en persons generelle helsetilstand eller tidligere behandlinger.

Kvalifikasjonskriterier

Alder som er kvalifisert for studier

  • Voksen

Tar imot friske frivillige

Nei

Beskrivelse

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Adults aged 18 to 60 years.
  • Single distal ureteral stone.
  • Stone size 5 to 10 mm.
  • Normal renal function.
  • Controlled pain.
  • Willingness to comply with follow-up for 4 weeks.
  • Written informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Fever or active urinary tract infection.
  • Severe hydronephrosis.
  • Solitary kidney.
  • Pregnancy.
  • Previous ureteric surgery.
  • Multiple ureteral stones.
  • Indication for urgent surgical intervention.
  • Known hypersensitivity or contraindication to L-citrulline or tamsulosin.
  • Inability to complete follow-up.

Studieplan

Denne delen gir detaljer om studieplanen, inkludert hvordan studien er utformet og hva studien måler.

Hvordan er studiet utformet?

Designdetaljer

  • Primært formål: Behandling
  • Tildeling: Randomisert
  • Intervensjonsmodell: Parallell tildeling
  • Masking: Firemannsrom

Våpen og intervensjoner

Deltakergruppe / Arm
Intervensjon / Behandling
Eksperimentell: L-Citrulline Plus Tamsulosin Placebo
Participants will receive oral L-citrulline 750 mg twice daily plus a matched tamsulosin placebo once daily. Treatment will continue until documented stone passage or completion of 4 weeks of therapy, whichever occurs first. Standard supportive care will be provided as needed.
Legemiddel: L-Citrulline
Oral L-citrulline 750 mg twice daily will be administered until documented stone passage or completion of 4 weeks of therapy, whichever occurs first.
Aktiv komparator: Tamsulosin Plus L-Citrulline Placebo
Participants will receive oral tamsulosin 0.4 mg once daily plus a matched L-citrulline placebo twice daily. Treatment will continue until documented stone passage or completion of 4 weeks of therapy, whichever occurs first. Standard supportive care will be provided as needed.
Legemiddel: Tamsulosin
Oral tamsulosin 0.4 mg once daily will be administered until documented stone passage or completion of 4 weeks of therapy, whichever occurs first.

Hva måler studien?

Primære resultatmål

Resultatmål
Tiltaksbeskrivelse
Tidsramme
Stone Expulsion Rate Within 4 Weeks
Tidsramme: Within 4 weeks after randomization
Stone expulsion rate will be defined as the proportion of randomized participants with confirmed stone passage within 4 weeks. Stone expulsion will be confirmed by patient-reported stone passage with stone capture, or by absence of the ureteral stone on follow-up imaging.
Within 4 weeks after randomization

Sekundære resultatmål

Resultatmål
Tiltaksbeskrivelse
Tidsramme
Time to Stone Expulsion
Tidsramme: From randomization up to 4 weeks
Time to stone expulsion will be defined as the number of days from randomization to confirmed stone passage. Stone passage will be confirmed by patient-reported stone passage with stone capture, or by absence of the ureteral stone on follow-up imaging.
From randomization up to 4 weeks
Number of Pain Episodes
Tidsramme: From randomization up to 4 weeks
The number of renal colic pain episodes reported by each participant during the follow-up period will be recorded and compared between the study groups.
From randomization up to 4 weeks
Analgesic Use
Tidsramme: From randomization up to 4 weeks
Analgesic use will be assessed by recording the number of analgesic doses required by each participant during the follow-up period.
From randomization up to 4 weeks

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Sponsor

Beni-Suef University

Etterforskere

  • Hovedetterforsker: Hany F Badawy, MD, Faculty of Medicine, Beni-Suef University

Studierekorddatoer

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Studer hoveddatoer

Studiestart (Faktiske)

6. mai 2026

Primær fullføring (Antatt)

1. oktober 2026

Studiet fullført (Antatt)

1. november 2026

Datoer for studieregistrering

Først innsendt

25. mai 2026

Først innsendt som oppfylte QC-kriteriene

25. mai 2026

Først lagt ut (Faktiske)

1. juni 2026

Oppdateringer av studieposter

Sist oppdatering lagt ut (Faktiske)

1. juni 2026

Siste oppdatering sendt inn som oppfylte QC-kriteriene

25. mai 2026

Sist bekreftet

1. mai 2026

Mer informasjon

Begreper knyttet til denne studien

Nøkkelord

Ytterligere relevante MeSH-vilkår

Andre studie-ID-numre

  • FMBSUREC05052026BadawyCIT

Plan for individuelle deltakerdata (IPD)

Planlegger du å dele individuelle deltakerdata (IPD)?

NEI

IPD-planbeskrivelse

Individual participant data will not be shared because the study is an investigator-initiated single-center clinical trial and the informed consent does not include a specific plan for external individual-level data sharing. Only aggregated, de-identified study results will be reported. Any future sharing of de-identified individual participant data would require additional approval from the Research Ethics Committee.

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Nei

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