Prospective randomised trial of tubeless vs conventional percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL)

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN67807054

Enrollment

230

Registered

2005-09-30

Start date

2003-09-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2015-01-13

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Conditions

Surgery: Renal Surgery Renal

Interventions

Comparison of two different approaches to keyhole surgery of the kidney with stone disease. Added 26 August 2008: trial stopped due to poor recruitment and lack of funding.

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Adults with small-moderate size pelvicalyceal stones.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients with complete stones, solitary functioning kidney, renal insufficiency

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Postoperatve blood loss, postoperative incidence of infection and urinary leak (urinoma).	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Analgesic requirement, hospital stay, readmission rates.	—

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

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