Comparison Between Two Shock Wave Regimens for Treating Urinary Stones

NCT01222325 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 302

Last updated 2010-10-18

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Summary

In order to check if a reduction in the frequency and total number of shocks delivered during extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy (SWL) results in a great number of stone-free patients,the investigators compared two different ways of treating urinary stones using SWL.

Conditions

  • Urinary (Renal or Ureteral) Stones

Interventions

PROCEDURE

extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy (SWL)

patients were submitted to one session SWL at a Dornier Compact Delta lithotripter under general anesthesia under supervision of an anesthesiologist and an urologist.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Sao Paulo General Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • eduardo mazzucchi, md · univesrity of sao paulo general hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
6 Years
Max Age
80 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-06-30
Primary Completion
2008-11-30
Completion
2009-08-31

Countries

  • Brazil

Study Locations

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