Tamsulosin Assisted Ureteral Access Sheath Insertion

Sengkang General Hospital

Status and phase: Unknown; Phase 3

Conditions: Renal Stone; Urolithiasis; Retrograde Intrarenal Surgery

Treatments: Drug: Tamsulosin

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05197088

2019/2156

Details and patient eligibility

About

Aim is to study if 1 week of pre operative tamsulosin would enable easier insertion of ureteral access sheath in primary retrograde intrarenal surgery for renal stone disease

Enrollment: 110 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• renal stone undergoing retrograde intrarenal surgery

Exclusion criteria

• not on tamsulosin or other alpha blockers regularly
• ureteral stricture
• concurrent ureteric stone

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Factorial Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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110 participants in 2 patient groups

1 week of tamsulosin

Experimental group

Description:

1 week of tamsulosin tablet 400mcg once a night

Treatment:

Drug: Tamsulosin

no additional medication

No Intervention group