Comparison of Vacuum-Assisted and Conventional Ureteral Access Sheath in Retrograde Intrarenal Surgery
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-85
SponsorNamik Kemal University
About this trial
This study aims to compare the efficacy and safety, the ratio of stone-free rates, and complications of two types of access sheaths used in retrograde intrarenal surgery to treat upper urothelial stones. The access sheath types are those with vacuum aspiration and the conventional ones.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Patients over 18 years of age
Patients below 85 years of age
Patients with 11-13 FR conventional/vacuum-assisted ureteral access sheath (UAS) during retrograde intrarenal surgery
Disqualifiers
Patients with non-sterile preoperative urine culture
Patients with renal anatomic anomalies
Patients with a solitary (single) kidney
Patients with insufficient data
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Retrograde intrarenal surgery
Treatment groups
150 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
Source ClinicalTrials.gov