Flexible Ureteroscopy Versus Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy

ConditionKidney Stones

Trial statusNot yet recruiting

Trial phaseNot applicable

Trial typeInterventional

Biological sexAll

Age18+

SponsorAssiut University

About this trial

To compare the efficacy and safety of flexible ureterorenoscopy (fURS) versus extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) in managing lower calyceal renal stones ≤15 mm and \<1000 HU.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Adults (≥18 y)

Lower-calyx stone

Less than or equal15 mm

Mean Hounsfield (HU) <1000

Disqualifiers

Pregnancy

Uncorrected coagulopathy

Active UTI/obstruction

Anatomical barriers to Flexible Ureteroscopy or extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy coupling (e.g., prohibitive SSD/BMI).

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

Flexible Ureteroscopy
Procedure/Surgery
Flexible Ureterorenoscopy
extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL)
Procedure/Surgery
extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL)

Treatment groups

70 Participants

are divided into 2 treatment groups

Group A: Flexible UreteroscopyExperimental treatment 1 intervention

Group B: Extracorporeal Shock Wave LithotripsyExperimental treatment 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

Stone-free rate at 1 months on low-dose NCCT (no fragment >2 mm; report CIRF separately)

Stone-free rate at 1 months on low-dose NCCT (no fragment \>2 mm; report CIRF separately)

Time frame

baseline

Sponsors and contacts

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Assiut University

Lead sponsor

Source ClinicalTrials.gov

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