Clinical trials: Calculi, Urinary
Nephrolithiasis, Urinary Tract Infections
A Randomized Trial of Preoperative Prophylactic Antibiotics Prior to Kidney Stone Surgery (Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy [PCNL])
When patients are going to have surgery to remove large kidney stones (percutaneous nephrolithotomy [PCNL]), it is not clear whether the patients benefit from a course of prophylactic preoperative oral antibiotics; currently both…
- Trial name
- NCT02384200
- Testing
- nitrofurantoin monohydrate/macrocrystalline capsules, ampicillin, gentamicin
- Where
- 8 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 86 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Kidney Stones
AR Projections for Eye-gaze Evaluation in Phantoms
This project aims to develop an augmented reality (AR) tool to enhance skill acquisition for endoscopic kidney stone surgery. Of the 100,000 patients who undergo an endoscopic kidney stone treatment annually in the United States…
- Trial name
- NCT07161024
- Testing
- Augmented reality
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Flank Pain, Urinary Bladder, Overactive
Therapeutic Merit of Solifenacin in the Mitigation of Ureteral Stent-induced Pain and Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms
Most ureteral stent insertions follow ureteroscopy procedures for stone management. Stents are essentially designed to prevent the blockage of the ureter.
- Trial name
- NCT01381120
- Testing
- Solifenacin succinate treatment, Oxycodone and acetaminophen combination treatment
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 84 people
- Sponsor
- Barrie Urology Associates
Cystinuria
TCUPS- Tolvaptan Use in Cystinuria and Urolithiasis: A Pilot Study
The goal of this research project is to establish that in short-term use, tolvaptan is a safe and potentially effective new therapy for cystinuria, by conducting a short-term pilot study of the safety and tolerability of this…
- Trial name
- TCUPS (NCT02538016)
- Testing
- Tolvaptan
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- Caleb Nelson
Urinary Tract Stone
Moses vs. Thulium Laser Study
The incidence of urinary tract stone disease is increasing. According to the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, as of 2012, 10.6% of men and 7.1% of women in the United States are affected by renal stone disease.
- Trial name
- NCT04963062
- Testing
- Holmium laser with Moses lasers, Holmium laser with thulium lasers
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 114 people
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Urinary Stone
A Study to Assess the Effect of Cannabidiol Oil on Pain After Ureteroscopy for Kidney Stones
The purpose of this study is to determine if CBD oil has any effect on decreasing postoperative pain control following ureteroscopy for urinary stone disease, and to determine if CBD oil has any effect in decreasing the amount of…
- Trial name
- NCT04387617
- Testing
- Cannabidiol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Kidney Calculi
Initial Clinical Experience With the MONARCH Platform, Urology for the Treatment of Kidney Stones
The purpose of this study is to collect descriptive performance data using the MONARCH Platform, Urology (a novel robotic device) to perform mini-percutaneous nephrolithotomy (kidney stone removal) procedures.
- Trial name
- NCT05835323
- Testing
- Robotic-assisted mini-PCNL
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Auris Health, Inc.
Renal Calculus, Kidney Stones
Intravenous Ketorolac for Postoperative Pain in Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy
The purpose of this study is to determine whether continuous intravenous ketorolac infusion reduces pain in patients who are having percutaneous nephrolithotomy for kidney stone disease.
- Trial name
- NCT00765128
- Testing
- Ketorolac
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Kidney Calculi
Stone Access and Removal (STAR) Study
The purpose of the study is to assess procedural completion, the post-operative stone clearance and the safety profile following robotic mini-Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy (PCNL) performed with the MONARCH Platform, Urology.
- Trial name
- STAR (NCT06330701)
- Testing
- Robotic-assisted mini-PCNL
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Auris Health, Inc.
Hyperuricosuria, Kidney Stones
Febuxostat Versus Allopurinol or Placebo in Patients With Hyperuricosuria and Calcium Oxalate Stones
The purpose of this study is to determine the efficacy of febuxostat, once daily (QD), compared to allopurinol or placebo in patients with excessive amounts of uric acid in their urine and who have recently had kidney stones.
- Trial name
- NCT01077284
- Testing
- Febuxostat, Allopurinol
- Where
- 28 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 99 people
- Sponsor
- Takeda
Kidney Calculi
MOSES Lithotripsy Technology Applied to Stone Fragmentation During Ureteroscopy
To determine if the effects of MOSES laser modulation technology can improve the safety and efficiency to laser fragmentation resulting in decreased total laser time, reduced potential for injury to the patient, and total OR time…
- Trial name
- NCT03995758
- Testing
- MOSES
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 116 people
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Nephrolithiasis, Hyperoxaluria
Use of Oral Probiotics to Reduce Urinary Oxalate Excretion
The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of two probiotic preparations (Agri-King Synbiotic and Oxadrop) on urinary oxalate excretion in patients with mild hyperoxaluria.
- Conditions
- Nephrolithiasis, Hyperoxaluria, Crohn's Disease
- Trial name
- NCT00587041
- Testing
- Oxadrop, Agri-King Synbiotic (AKSB)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Obesity
Obesity and Endogenous Oxalate Synthesis
The goal of this study is to determine if obesity is associated with increased endogenous oxalate synthesis as assessed by urinary oxalate excretion, which is a known risk factor for calcium oxalate kidney stones.
- Trial name
- NCT03808090
- Testing
- Normal Individuals
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 58 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Kidney Stone
Effect of Cola on Urinary Stone Risk Factors
Examine the effects of cola on risks of kidney stones
- Trial name
- NCT00289120
- Testing
- Cola beverage, Deionized water
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Urolithiasis
Study of Tomography of Nephrolithiasis Evaluation
This is a multi-center, randomized controlled trial of ultrasonography (ultrasound) compared to computed tomography (CT) for the initial emergency room evaluation of patients with suspected renal colic.
- Trial name
- STONE (NCT01451931)
- Testing
- Point-of-care Ultrasound, Radiology Ultrasound, Radiology CT
- Where
- 15 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 2,776 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Kidney Stone, Pain, Postoperative
Perioperative Pregabalin in Ureteroscopy
This is a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blinded study examining the use of perioperative pregabalin in ureteroscopy with stent placement.
- Conditions
- Kidney Stone, Pain, Postoperative, Addiction, Opioid Use
- Trial name
- NCT04122196
- Testing
- Pregabalin 300mg
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 118 people
- Sponsor
- University of Missouri-Columbia
Nephrolithiasis
Evaluation of a Nonopioid Recovery Pathway Following Surgery for Kidney Stones
Evaluation of a nonopioid recovery pathway after percutaneous nephrolithotomy is a pragmatic pilot study that will apply the knowledge and experience gained with development of an outpatient opioid reduction protocol to…
- Trial name
- NCT04597619
- Testing
- Novel Nonopioid Pathway
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- The Miriam Hospital
Kidney Stone, Renal Stone
Antibiotic Selection Using Next Generation Sequencing vs Urine Culture
This is a randomized controlled clinical study evaluating the use of next-generation sequencing (NGS) to improve antibiotic prescribing before ureteroscopy or percutaneous nephrolithotomy.
- Conditions
- Kidney Stone, Renal Stone, Infection, Bacterial
- Trial name
- ACCESS (NCT04404855)
- Testing
- NGS + Antibiotic Recommendation, Standard of Care treatment
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 240 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Kidney Calculi, Ureteral Calculi
Study of Ketorolac Versus Opioid for Pain After Endoscopy
A double blind randomized controlled trial designed to compare pain control and safety with ketorolac and oxycodone in the post-operative setting for patients undergoing ureteroscopy for treatment of urinary stones.
- Trial name
- SKOPE (NCT03888144)
- Testing
- Oxycodone, Ketorolac
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 81 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Cleveland Clinic
Nephrolithiasis
Hydrochlorothiazide for Kidney Stone Recurrence Prevention
The investigators plan to assess the efficacy of standard and low dose HCTZ treatment in the recurrence prevention of calcium-containing kidney stones.
- Trial name
- NOSTONE (NCT03057431)
- Testing
- 12.5 mg hydrochlorothiazide, 25.0 mg hydrochlorothiazide, 50.0 mg hydrochlorothiazide
- Where
- 12 sites in Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 416 people
- Sponsor
- Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern