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The Chaim Sheba Medical Center |
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Information provided by: | The Chaim Sheba Medical Center |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00637650 |
The purpose of this study is to study the outcome of patients after ureteroscopy in which all fragments remaining after holmium laser lithotripsy were retrieved compared to those where small, insignificant fragments were left for spontaneous passage.
Condition | Intervention |
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Urinary Stones |
Procedure: Ureteroscopy, Holmium Laser lithotripsy and active retrieval of fragments Procedure: Ureteroscopy, Holmium laser lithotripsy, no intent to retrieve any remaining fragment |
Study Type: | Interventional |
Study Design: | Randomized, Open Label, Active Control, Parallel Assignment |
Official Title: | Should we Strive for Absolute "Stone Freedom" While Performing Holmium Laser Lithotripsy for Ureteral Stones? A Randomized Controlled Trial. |
Study Start Date: | June 2007 |
Study Completion Date: | May 2008 |
Primary Completion Date: | April 2008 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
Arms | Assigned Interventions |
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B: Experimental
Experimental group: patients in whom "stone dust" was left for spontaneous elimination
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Procedure: Ureteroscopy, Holmium laser lithotripsy, no intent to retrieve any remaining fragment |
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Control group: Patients in whom all fragments resulting from laser lithotripsy of ureteral stones were actively retrieved
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Procedure: Ureteroscopy, Holmium Laser lithotripsy and active retrieval of fragments |
Ages Eligible for Study: | 16 Years and older |
Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
Study ID Numbers: | 4638 |
Study First Received: | March 12, 2008 |
Last Updated: | February 9, 2009 |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00637650 History of Changes |
Health Authority: | Israel: Ethics Commission |
Pathological Conditions, Anatomical Urinary Calculi Ureterolithiasis Urologic Diseases |
Urolithiasis Ureteral Calculi Calculi |
Pathological Conditions, Anatomical Urinary Calculi Urologic Diseases Urolithiasis Calculi |