Which Is Easier for Beginners: Supine or Prone Position Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy? Assessment of the Learning Curve in Novice Urologists in A Prospective Randomized Trial.

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

PACTR

Registry ID

PACTR202312566150876

Enrollment

200

Registered

2023-12-22

Start date

2021-12-20

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-09-14

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Conditions

Urological and Genital Diseases

Interventions

Percutaneous nephrolithotomy

percutaneous nephrolithotomy

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Adult patients single or multiple renal stones

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: patients who are unfit for surgery, pediatric patients, complete staghorn stones, uncorrected coagulopathy, obese patients (body mass index >35), active urinary tract infections (UTIs).

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
learning curve of operative time plateau and stone free rate	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
intraoperative and postoperative complications	—

Countries

Egypt

Contacts

Public ContactAbdullah ALdebeiky

Urolgy departemnt Tanta University Egypt

abdullah.aldebeiky@med.tanta.edu.eg00201221430915

Outcome results

None listed

Source: PACTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Sep 19, 2026