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UnknownNCT00489723
Is There is a Role of Prophylactic Therapy With Tamsulosin Before Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy to Avoid Development of Steinstrasse ?
- Status
- Unknown
- Phase
- —
- Study type
- Observational
- Enrollment
- —
- Sponsor
- HaEmek Medical Center, Israel · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 15 Years – 85 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- —
Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine if there is a role of prophylactic therapy with tamsulosin prior extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy to avoid development of steinstrasse. 150 persons that will go to Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy will randomize to 2 groups. Group 1 -of 75 persons will recieve tamsulosin 0.4 mg x 1/d 2 days before the lithotripsy . Group 2 - of 75 persons will not recieve tamsulosin. 48 hour after the ESWL all 2 group will take abdominal radiograph to evaluate the presence of steinstrasse.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| DRUG | tamsulosin 0.4mg |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2007-05-01
- First posted
- 2007-06-21
- Last updated
- 2007-06-21
Locations
1 site across 1 country: Israel
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00489723. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.