Is it Safe to Advance a Guidewire Through a Previously Placed Double j Stent?

Ankara Training and Research Hospital

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Ureter Obstruction; Kidney Stone; Stent Complication

Treatments: Procedure: Passing a guidewire through a double j stent; Procedure: Double J stent removal and guidewire insertion

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05265936

DJG2022

Details and patient eligibility

About

In this prospective randomized controlled study, it is aimed to investigate the effects of guidewire advanced through a previously placed double j stent on postoperative complications, operation time and efficacy.

Enrollment: 88 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 90 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Double J stent placed at least 2 weeks ago

Exclusion criteria

• Active urinary tract infection

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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88 participants in 2 patient groups

Guidewire through DJ stent

Active Comparator group

Description:

Patients who underwent lithotripsy after guidewire insertion through a previously placed double j stent.

Treatment:

Procedure: Passing a guidewire through a double j stent

DJ stent remove + guidewire

Sham Comparator group

Description:

Patients who underwent lithotripsy after double j stent removal and guidewire placement.

Treatment:

Procedure: Double J stent removal and guidewire insertion