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Extracorporal Shockwave Lithotripsy Versus Retrograde Intrarenal Surgery for the Treatment of Kidney Stones

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01514032
Recruitment Status : Unknown
Verified January 2012 by University of Zurich.
Recruitment status was:  Recruiting
First Posted : January 20, 2012
Last Update Posted : January 20, 2012
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Information provided by (Responsible Party):
University of Zurich

Study Description
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Brief Summary:

The purpose of this study is to compare two established modalities for the treatment of kidneystones: ESWL (extracorporal shockwave-lithotripsy) vs. URS (uretero-reno-scopy with stone-extraction). Comparison of the stone-free rates 3month postoperative.

  • Trial with surgical intervention

Condition or disease Intervention/treatment Phase
Kidney Stones Procedure: Extracorporal shockwave lithotripsy Procedure: Retrograde intrarenal surgery Not Applicable

Study Design
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Study Type : Interventional  (Clinical Trial)
Estimated Enrollment : 230 participants
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: TOP-Stone: Treatment of Patients With Small Kidney Stones - Randomized Head-to-head Trial Comparing Extracorporal Shockwave Lithotripsy With Retrograde Intrarenal Surgery
Study Start Date : October 2011
Estimated Primary Completion Date : February 2014
Estimated Study Completion Date : February 2014

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MedlinePlus related topics: Kidney Stones

Arms and Interventions
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Arm Intervention/treatment
Active Comparator: Extracorporal shockwave lithotripsy Procedure: Extracorporal shockwave lithotripsy
Extracorporal shockwave lithotripsy
Active Comparator: Retrograde intrarenal surgery Procedure: Retrograde intrarenal surgery
Retrograde intrarenal surgery


Outcome Measures
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Primary Outcome Measures :
  1. stonefree-rates 3month after therapy [ Time Frame: 3 month ]

Eligibility Criteria
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Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years and older   (Adult, Older Adult)
Sexes Eligible for Study:   All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion criteria: - kidneystones requiring treatment up to an maximal size of 15mm (singular or multiple kidneystones with at least one stone with min. 5mm of size)

  • male and female patients between 18 and 99 years
  • informed consent signed by patient after explanation of the both treatment-modalities

Exclusion criteria: - age < 18 or > 99

  • pregnancy
  • breastfeeding mother
  • disorders of blood clotting
  • kidneystones > 15mm
  • aneurysms of the aorta or renal artery
  • severe skeletal deformations which hamper one of the treatment modalities
  • synchronous stones of the ipsilateral ureter
  • stones which can not visualized which X-ray or sonography
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Contacts
Contact: Damian Weber, MD +41 44 2555407 damian.weber@usz.ch
Contact: Michael Muentener, MD +41 44 2555403 michael.muentener@usz.ch

Locations
Switzerland
University Hospital Zurich, Urology Recruiting
Zurich, Switzerland
Sponsors and Collaborators
University of Zurich
Investigators
Study Director: 01 Studienregister MasterAdmins UniversitaetsSpital Zuerich
Principal Investigator: Michael Muentener, MD University Hospital Zurich, Division of urology
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Responsible Party: University of Zurich
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01514032     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: TOP-Stone
First Posted: January 20, 2012    Key Record Dates
Last Update Posted: January 20, 2012
Last Verified: January 2012

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Kidney Calculi
Nephrolithiasis
Kidney Diseases
Urologic Diseases
 Urolithiasis
Urinary Calculi
Calculi
Pathological Conditions, Anatomical