Treatment of Upper Ureteric Stones

A Comparison Between Flexible Ureteroscopy, Semirigid Ureteroscopy and Extracorporeal Shockwaves Lithotripsy (SWL) in The Management of Proximal Ureteric Stones. A Randomized Controlled Trial

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Phase 4

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02469766

Enrollment

240

Registered

2015-06-11

Start date

2015-03-31

Completion date

2016-09-30

Last updated

2016-08-30

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Conditions

Ureteric Stones

Keywords

ureteral stones, ureter, ureteroscopy, flexible, SWL

Brief summary

This study will be conducted to compare the success and complication rates of ureteroscopy, and shockwaves lithotripsy for treatment of upper ureteric stones ≤1 cm.

Detailed description

This study will be conducted to compare the success and complication rates of Flexible, Semi-rigid URS, and SWL approaches for proximal ureteric stones with size ≤1 cm.

Interventions

PROCEDURESWL

Patients in this arm will undergo SWL

PROCEDURESemirigid URS

Patients in this arm will undergo semirigid URS

PROCEDUREFlexible URS

Patients in this arm will undergo Flexible URS

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE (Subject)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

14 Years to 80 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Radio-opaque stones * less than or equal 1 cm

Exclusion criteria

* Active UTI * Coagulopathy * Pregnancy * Ureteric stricture

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Stone free rate	3 months	The stone free rate will be evaluated with non-contrast CT

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Complication rate	2 weeks	Complications will be classified according to modified Clavien Dindo

Countries

Egypt

Contacts

Primary ContactMuhamad M abdallateef, MD

seif_1901@yahoo.com01009681644

Backup ContactAhmed R EL-Nahas, MD

ar_el_nahas@yahoo.com+20502202222

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026