Investigating the effect of prescribing diuretics and the inclined position with the head down for the removal of lower calices stones during extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy

Investigating the effect of prescribing diuretics and the inclined position with the head down for the removal of lower calices stones during extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy in patients who referred to the Stone Crushing Center

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20230214057416N1

Enrollment

148

Registered

2023-05-02

Start date

2023-04-16

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2023-05-29

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Conditions

lower calices stones.

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: prescribing diuretics and the inclined position with the head down. Intervention 2: Control group: Injection of normal saline without diuretics and without head dow

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 60 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Age 18 to 60 years Patients diagnosed with lower calyx stones

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: anatomical abnormality in urinary system Uncorrected coagulation problem Untreated urinary tract infection or urosepsis Previous urological surgery Obstruction of the urinary tract distal to the stone Unilateral and simultaneous kidney and ureter stones Kidney failure (urine creatinine more than 1.8) Having a cardiovascular disease such as having a pacemaker tumore in areas exposed to shock Aneurysms BMI>40 Kg/m2 Skeletal problems such as inability to take certain positions History of having allergy diuretics pregnancy single kidney hypotention uncontrolled HTN history of CNS disease history of brain tumors history of ICP rise

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Removal of lower calices stones. Timepoint: After two weeks of ESWL. Method of measurement: questionnaire.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactDarya Rezaei

Tehran University of Medical Sciences

drrezaei98@gmail.com+98 21 6640 5357

Outcome results

None listed

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