Assessment of Longterm Ureteral Stenting

Cantonal Hospital of St. Gallen

Status: Completed

Conditions: Longterm Indwelling Ureteral Stent

Treatments: Other: Stent examination, urinary analysis, USSQ questionnaire

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02871609

CTU 16.011

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study is performed to analyze various aspects of biofilms on ureteral stents in a longterm setting.

Full description

The study is performed to provide a better understanding of the influence of biofilms on ureteral stents on the entire spectrum of stent-associated morbidity in a longterm setting.

In addition, the trial is intended to give an overview of the incidence of complaints, the occurrence of complications and their economic aspects.

The influence of biofilms on the morbidity associated with longterm ureteral stenting is assessed.

Enrollment: 91 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients with longterm indwelling ureteral stent (minimum of 2 months) undergoing regular changes
• Informed consent
• responsible patients

Exclusion criteria

• ongoing therapy: OAB, LUTS, urinary incontinence, chronic prostatitis, chronic pelvic pain syndrome
• insufficient language skills
• cognitive limitation

Trial design

91 participants in 1 patient group

Patients with longterm ureteral stent

Treatment:

Other: Stent examination, urinary analysis, USSQ questionnaire