Swiss Kidney Stone Cohort (SKSC)
SKSC
1 other identifier
observational
1,250
1 country
6
Brief Summary
The SKSC is a continuous database with the objective of a standardized diagnosis and monitoring of patients with kidney stones as well as the establishment of a Biobank.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P75+ for all trials
Started Apr 2014
Longer than P75 for all trials
6 active sites
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
Trial Relationships
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
October 9, 2013
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
November 21, 2013
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
April 1, 2014
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
April 1, 2024
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
April 1, 2024
CompletedNovember 29, 2017
November 1, 2017
10 years
October 9, 2013
November 28, 2017
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Epidemiological characterization
Epidemiological characterization of kidney stone patients
10 years
Study Arms (2)
SKSC Patients group
A group a 1000 subjects affected by kidney stone as described in the eligibility criteria will be recruited in the period 2014-2024 and the same exams will be repeated for each participants for a period of 3 years. No intervention will be undertaken.
SKSC Control group
A group of 250 stone-free participants will be recruited and analysed with the same protocol as the patients but in a single visit. This group will be used for comparison with the patients group in future studies. No intervention will be undertaken.
Eligibility Criteria
Patients with a kidney stone episode + Kidney stone-free control group
You may qualify if:
- Signed Declaration of informed consent
- Male or female
- Recurrent kidney stone episodes (more than 1) or an individual kidney stone episode with one or several of the following risk factors:
- The first manifestation at the a minimum age of 25
- Positive family history
- Non-calcium oxalate stones
- Gastrointestinal disorders (e.g. gastric bypass surgery, inflammatory bowel disease, malabsorption etc.)
- Osteoporosis
- Nephrocalcinosis
- Single kidneyness
- Currently pregnant
- Gout
- Metabolic syndrome ( Diabetes Mellitus type I and II )
- Residual calculi (at least 3 months after the therapy)
- Bilateral or multiple stones
- +3 more criteria
You may not qualify if:
- Not signed Informed Consent form
- Age below 18 years old
- For SKSC Control Group
- Signed Declaration of informed consent
- Male or female
- Kidney-stone free (screening verification by low-dose CT-scan)
- Not signed Informed Consent form
- Age below 18 years old
- Pregnancy
- History of kidney stones
- Low-dose CT-scan positive for kidney stones during screening phase
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (6)
Kantonsspital Aarau
Aarau, Canton of Aargau, 5001, Switzerland
HUG
Geneva, Canton of Geneva, Switzerland
USZ
Zurich, Canton of Zurich, CH-8091, Switzerland
Universitätsspital Basel
Basel, Switzerland
Inselspital
Bern, Switzerland
CHUV
Lausanne, Switzerland
Related Publications (1)
Roth B, Bonny O; Swiss Kidney Stone Cohort Investigators. The Swiss Kidney Stone Cohort: An Observational Study to Unravel the Cause of Renal Stone Formation. Eur Urol Focus. 2017 Feb;3(1):7-9. doi: 10.1016/j.euf.2017.03.003. Epub 2017 Mar 21.
PMID: 28720370DERIVED
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Biospecimen
Whole blood; plasma; serum; urine
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Central Study Contacts
Carsten Wagner, MD
CONTACT
Study Design
- Study Type
- observational
- Observational Model
- COHORT
- Time Perspective
- PROSPECTIVE
- Target Duration
- 10 Years
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
October 9, 2013
First Posted
November 21, 2013
Study Start
April 1, 2014
Primary Completion
April 1, 2024
Study Completion
April 1, 2024
Last Updated
November 29, 2017
Record last verified: 2017-11