Ureteric Stenting Versus Non-stenting Following Uncomplicated Ureteroscopic Lithotripsy

University of Jordan

Status: Completed

Conditions: Ureter Stone

Treatments: Other: no stent

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04145063

Sad2019

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study aims to compare three groups of patients who underwent uncomplicated ureteroscopic lithotripsy (URSL) to evaluate whether stents could be eliminated after the procedure

Enrollment: 100 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 85 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Age 18 years or older
• unilateral ureteric stones managed by ureteroscopy

Exclusion criteria

• Stone size < 2 cm
• bilateral ureteral stones
• incomplete stone removal due to impacted stones
• failed ureteroscopic access to the stone
• stone migration to the kidney
• pregnancy
• active urinary tract infection
• solitary kidney
• ureteral stent placed preoperatively
• severe mucosal injury or perforation
• suspected additional ureteral pathology such as ureteral stricture
• urothelial carcinoma or polyp.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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100 participants in 3 patient groups

uncomplicated ureteroscopic lithotripsy with DJ-US

No Intervention group

Description:

Following uncomplicated uretroscopic lithotripsy, a double J uretric stent will be placed (usually the standard of care)

uncomplicated ureteroscopic lithotripsy without US

Active Comparator group

Description:

Following uncomplicated uretroscopic lithotripsy no uretric stent will be placed

Treatment:

Other: no stent

uncomplicated ureteroscopic lithotripsy with DJ-US-string

No Intervention group

Description:

Following uncomplicated uretroscopic lithotripsy, a double J uretric stent with an extraxtion string will be placed