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Efficacy of Routine Saline Flushing in the Prevention of Nephrostomy Tube Obstructions: A Pilot Study

NCT06987877 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 20

Last updated 2026-02-06

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The investigators performing this research to study if routine flushing is necessary to prevent obstructions of a nephrostomy tube. This study will evaluate patients that have nephrostomy tube or will have nephrostomy tubes placed as part of their standard clinical care.

If participants agree to participate in this study, participants will undergo randomized assignment to either continue to routinely flush the nephrostomy tube with normal saline or not to routinely flush the nephrostomy tube with normal saline. Participantswill be in the study for approximately 3 months if they decide to stay for the whole study.

Conditions

  • Nephrostomy

Interventions

OTHER

No flushing of the nephrostomy

Subjects allocated to the study intervention group will not flush their nephrostomy tube during the duration of the research study

OTHER

Flushing of nephrostomy

Subjects assigned to this cohort will flush their nephrostomy catheter once daily with 10 mL of normal saline

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Brigham and Women's Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Yan Epelboym, MD, MPH · MGB

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-01-01
Primary Completion
2026-12-30
Completion
2027-03-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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