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A Trial Comparing Puncture and Initial Access into the Kidney by a new device, the Mini Access Guide (MAG) against Traditional Techniques of Access during Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy for Renal Stones.

A Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) Comparing Calyceal Access by Mini Access Guide (MAG) Guided Bullâ??s Eye vs. Traditional Bullâ??s Eye vs. Gradual Descensus Technique during Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy (PCNL).

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2019/04/018749
Enrollment
66
Registered
2019-04-24
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: N200- Calculus of kidney

Interventions

Intervention1: Mini Access Guide: Use of Mini-Access Guide for obtaining access into the Pelvicalyceal System during PCNL Control Intervention1: Traditional Bulls Eye Technique: Obtaining Access into

Sponsors

AIIMS
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1) Patients with Renal Stone undergoing PCNL/mini PCNL 2) Adult patients more than 18 years old

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1) Patients with untreated coagulopathy 2) Pregnant patients 3) Patients with active urinary tract infection 4) Patients with abnormal renal anatomy like horseshoe / ectopic kidney. 5) Patients with previous open renal surgery or PCNL

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To compare the calyceal access technique i.e. MAG guided bullâ??s eye, traditional bullâ??s eye and gradual descensus technique with the following parameters 1)Total fluoroscopic time needed for successful access. 2)Total time needed for successful access. 3)The number of attempts needed for obtaining successful access. Timepoint: Intra-operative period

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Post-operative Blood Transfusion RequirementTimepoint: Post-operative period until discharge

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactGautam Kumar

All India Institute of Medical Sciences

prasantnyk@gmail.com9494697071

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026