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Bilateral flexible ureteroscopy for kidney stones

Bilateral flexible ureteroscopy for kidney stones using flexible and navigable suction ureteral access sheath (FANS): a randomized clinical trial - BFANS Bilateral Flexible And Navigable Sheath

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
REBEC
Registry ID
RBR-9fzpr9h
Enrollment
60
Registered
2026-02-09
Start date
2025-04-10
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-03-02

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Lithotripsy Laser

Interventions

A prospective randomized study will be carried out in 60 adult patients &gt
18 years old with bilateral kidney stones with a maximum total volume of 8000 mm3. Patients will be randomized using a electronic program following a 1:1 (30 patients each arm) ratio into bilateral fl

Sponsors

hospital das clinicas da faculdade de medicina da universidade de são paulo
Lead Sponsor
hospital das clinicas da faculdade de medicina da universidade de são paulo
Collaborator

Eligibility

Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients over 18 years of age; Both genders; Stones located in both kidneys with indication for flexible ureterorenolithotripsy; Maximum volume of 8,000 mm3 of kidney stones identified on CT scan

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Concomitant urological pathologies, including anatomical malformations; Psychiatric illnesses; Chronic pelvic pain syndrome; Inability to continue outpatient follow-up; Pregnant women; Patients with active urinary tract infection; Patients who are not clinically fit for general anesthesia

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Stone-free rate measured by computed tomography 30 days after bilateral flexible ureteroscopy

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Complication measured by the Clavien-Dindo classification 30 days after bilateral flexible ureteroscopy

Countries

Brazil

Contacts

Public ContactAlexandre Danilovic

Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da USP

alexandre.danilovic@hc.fm.usp.br+55 (11) 26618080

Outcome results

None listed

Source: REBEC (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Mar 14, 2026