Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT02658942
Flexible Ureteroscopy Versus ESWL in the Management of Lower Calyceal Stones
Flexible Ureteroscopy Versus ESWL in the Management of Lower Calyceal Stones: A Prospective Randomized Study
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 60 (actual)
- Sponsor
- Cairo University · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 12 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
to assess safety, efficacy of Flexible ureteroscopy (FURS) holmium:YAG laser lithotripsy (LL) compared to extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy (ESWL) in management of lower calyceal stones (LC) stones.
Detailed description
to assess stone free rate, number of sessions and complications of flexible ureteroscopy holmium:YAG laser lithotripsy compared to extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy in the management of lower calyceal stones less than 2 cm in size.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| PROCEDURE | Ureteroscopy | In Group A patients, Karl Storz Flex-X 7.5, FURS with a 365 µm laser fiber. |
| PROCEDURE | Shockwave lithotripsy | In Group B patients, a Siemens Lithostar Lithotriptor |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2010-05-01
- Primary completion
- 2012-05-01
- Completion
- 2015-05-01
- First posted
- 2016-01-20
- Last updated
- 2016-01-20
Locations
1 site across 1 country: Egypt
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT02658942. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.