The effect of tamsulosin on ureteral stones expulsion

Effect of tamsulosin on lower ureteral stone expulsion

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT2016012626211N1

Enrollment

100

Registered

2016-05-25

Start date

2016-04-13

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-02-22

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Conditions

kidney stone. Calculus of ureter

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention: Oral tamsulosin 4 mg Intervention method: Prescribed tamsulosin Morning, and for prescribing it until the stone is Or in case of expulsion for up to four weeks after in

Treatment - Drugs

Control:Non-use of tamsulosin oral 4mg Control Method: All patients from both groups to allow the use of 100 mg indomethacin treatment for symptomatic PRN (in case of unbearable pain) is given. All

Intervention: Oral tamsulosin 4 mg Intervention method: Prescribed tamsulosin Morning, and for prescribing it until the stone is Or in case of expulsion for up to four weeks after initiation of the

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

16 Years to 60 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria for the project: Patients between the ages of 18 and 60 years in with renal colic with 3 to 6 mm stones in distal ureteral or ureteral uvj Exclusion criteria: UTI; Radiolucent stones on KUB; sever Hydronephrosis (grades 2 and 3 in ultrasound; Diabetes (FBS more than 125 milligrams per deciliter); history of peptic ulcer disease; Systolic blood pressure less than 100 mm Hg; Consumers calcium antagonist drugs; history of surgery on the distal ureter; single kidney ; creatinine more than 1.4 mg per deciliter in men and 1.2 in women; Intractable pain; NSAID intolerance ; side effects of tamsulosin; pregnancy

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Stone expulsion rate. Timepoint: 4 weeks after treatment. Method of measurement: Questionnaire.;Stone expulsion time. Timepoint: 4 weeks after treatment. Method of measurement: Questionnaire.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Amount of sedative. Timepoint: 4 weeks after treatment. Method of measurement: Questionnaire.;Drug side effects. Timepoint: 4 weeks after treatment. Method of measurement: Questionnaire.;Stone complications. Timepoint: 4 weeks after treatment. Method of measurement: Questionnaire.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactNaghme Ahi

Islamic Azad University of Shahroud

N-Ahi@iau-shahrood.ac.ir+98 23 3239 0077

Outcome results

None listed

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