Prospective Comparison Between Different Laser Settings for Ureteral \ Kidney Stones Treatment During Ureteroscopy

Israel Healthcare Foundation

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Ureterolithiasis; Nephrolithiasis

Treatments: Device: Ureteroscopy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02279927

CMC-14-0063-CTIL

Details and patient eligibility

About

A prospective study comparing different laser settings used for stone fragmentation during ureteroscopy

Full description

Two groups prospectively randomized for different laser settings during ureteroscopy one aimed for stone dusting, the other for stone fragmentation and basket extraction of fragments

Enrollment: 100 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients who are planned for ureteroscopy \ retrograde intra renal surgery (RIRS) for stone treatment

Exclusion criteria

• known ureteral stricture
• severe immune deficiency
• patients after urinary diversion surgery
• patients with single \ ectopic\ implanted kidney
• double collecting system
• severe thrombocytopenia
• patients taking anticoagulant drugs that cannot be stooped before the operation

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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100 participants in 2 patient groups

Low energy high frequency

Experimental group

Description:

Ureteroscopy with laser settings of low energy \& high frequency with aim of stone dusting

Treatment:

Device: Ureteroscopy

High energy low frequency

Active Comparator group

Description:

Ureteroscopy with laser settings of low energy high frequency with aim of stone fragmentation and basket extraction of fragments

Treatment:

Device: Ureteroscopy