Comparing Pneumatic Versus Ultra-sonic Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy in Large Kidney Stones

Isfahan University of Medical Sciences

Status and phase: Completed; Phase 2

Conditions: Kidney Stone

Treatments: Procedure: Pneumatic percutaneous nephrolithotomy; Procedure: Ultra-sonic percutaneous nephrolithotomy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02751281

ASD-100

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to determine which type of percutaneous nephrolithotomy is better in large kidney stones

Full description

While there are several retrospective studies evaluating the efficacy of different lithotripter in percutaneous nephrolithotomy, there are few prospective studies in this regard. This study was designed to compare the efficacy and safety of Ultrasonic versus pneumatic percutaneous nephrolithotomy in treatment of large kidney stones.

Enrollment: 180 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• patients with >2cm kidney stone

Exclusion criteria

• Pregnant women
• patients with coagulopathies
• patients with scattered stones who needed several accesses

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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180 participants in 2 patient groups

pneumatic percutaneous nephrolithotomy

Active Comparator group

Description:

pneumatic percutaneous nephrolithotomy is type of surgery in treatment of kidney stone

Treatment:

Procedure: Pneumatic percutaneous nephrolithotomy

Ultra-sonic percutaneous nephrolithotomy

Active Comparator group

Description:

Ultra-sonic percutaneous nephrolithotomy is type of surgery in treatment of kidney stone

Treatment:

Procedure: Ultra-sonic percutaneous nephrolithotomy