A study of patients with kidney stones who are candidates for extracorporeal lithotripsy. Calculus of kidney
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Intervention group: this group, which includes 31 eligible patients, will be given antibiotics, painkillers, and extracts of four plants (nettle, thistle, horsetail, celery), and patie
Sponsors
Nooshin Shahd Urmia Company
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients with kidney stones and candidates for extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy The Hounsfield unit of the stone18 years The distance between the stone and the skin surface< 10 cm The stone size is between 1-2 cm
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Febrile patients or active UTI History of renal lithotripsy and DJ insertion Not consenting to participate in the study Any complications during or after ESWL Failure to comply their post-lithotripsy follow-up. Any anatomical abnormalities in the kidney undergoing lithotripsy History of CT Scan for any reason in the past year Pregnant women and children. Consumption of antiplatelet and anticoagulant drugs Consumption of other drugs due to any underlying disease. History of allergy to the ingredients of the four-herb extract drug
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Percentage of people who completely passed kidney stones after ESWL. Timepoint: forty days after lithotripsy and drug consumption. Method of measurement: Before stone crushing, we subject all patients to a CT scan of the abdomen and pelvis without injection to obtain accurate information about the stone, and we request a urine culture test for all patients to detect a possible urinary tract infection. Then the patients are subjected to stone crushing by an experienced personnel in the field of extracorporeal stone crushing and by a single device.40 days after stone crushing, patients are subjected to kidney ultrasound by an experienced radiologist and the presence or absence of stones and the size of stone remains are checked.;Stone location. Timepoint: Before lithotripsy and forty days after lithotripsy and drug consumption. Method of measurement: Before lithotripsy, we subject all patients to a CT scan of the abdomen and pelvis without injection to obtain accurate information about the stone, and we request a urine culture test for all patients to detect a possible urinary tract infection. Then the patients are subjected to stone crushing by an experienced personnel in the field of extracorporeal stone crushing and by a single device.40 days after stone crushing, patients are subjected to kidney ultrasound by an experienced radiologist and the presence or absence of stones and the size of stone remains are checked.;Stone size. Timepoint: Before lithotripsy and forty days after lithotripsy and drug consumption. Method of measurement: We perform a non-injection CT scan of the abdomen and pelvis before lithotripsy to obtain accurate information about the stone, and we request a urine culture test for all patients to detect possible urinary tract infection. Then, patients undergo lithotripsy by an experienced staff in the field of extracorporeal lithotripsy using a single device. Patients undergo renal ultrasound 40 days after lithotripsy by an experienced radiologist | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactAmirhossein Rahavian
Yazd Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences Campus
Outcome results
None listed