NCT02210650

Brief Summary

Patients with a ureteral or kidney stone that causes symptoms, like pain, frequently have small kidney stones that don't cause symptoms. If these small kidney stones are determined to be asymptomatic (not causing any problems or pain), then most urologists will simply remove the symptomatic ureteral stone and leave the additional stones in the kidneys. However, symptomatic kidney stones started as small stones that didn't cause symptoms. This means that the small stones remaining in the patient's kidney may cause problems later. The purpose of our research is to test if removing small stones from the kidney prevents future stone episodes.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
75

participants targeted

Target at P50-P75 for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Nov 2014

Longer than P75 for not_applicable

Geographic Reach
1 country

4 active sites

Status
completed

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Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

August 1, 2014

Completed
6 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

August 7, 2014

Completed
3 months until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

November 1, 2014

Completed
7.5 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

May 1, 2022

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

May 1, 2022

Completed
Last Updated

May 25, 2022

Status Verified

May 1, 2022

Enrollment Period

7.5 years

First QC Date

August 1, 2014

Last Update Submit

May 18, 2022

Conditions

Keywords

kidney stone

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Relapse of stone disease on the study side

    1. Radiological evidence of significant growth in the size of any pre-existing stone 2. Return for stone removal surgery on the study side 3. Passage of a stone with pain symptoms on the study side resulting in an emergency department visit

    annually up to 5 years after stone removal surgery

Study Arms (2)

Symptomatic stone removal

OTHER

Group 1 will receive the standard treatment of having only the symptomatic stone removed

Procedure: Symptomatic stone removal

Asymptomatic kidney stones and symptomatic stone removed

OTHER

Group 2 will include the step of having the asymptomatic kidney stones removed in addition to the symptomatic stone

Procedure: Asymptomatic kidney stones and ureteral stone removed

Interventions

Symptomatic stone removal by the surgical procedures called Ureteroscopy or Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy

Symptomatic stone removal

Asymptomatic kidney stones and symptomatic stone removal by the surgical procedure called Ureteroscopy

Asymptomatic kidney stones and symptomatic stone removed

Eligibility Criteria

Age21 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Scheduled to undergo surgery (URS or PCNL) for a primary stone.
  • Computed tomography (CT) exam within the 90-day pre-operative period
  • Small (≤ 6mm) asymptomatic stones in visible on KUB or CT (i.e., calcium stones) in the contralateral kidney for a primary renal stone or ipsilateral kidney for primary ureteral stone.
  • Recurrent (having had previous stones) or multiple (simultaneous bilateral stones) stones
  • Able to give informed consent
  • Age 21 years or older

You may not qualify if:

  • Inability to give informed consent
  • Age less than 21 years
  • Stones not visible on KUB or CT
  • Patients with systemic disease or renal anatomical disorders (RTA, primary hyperparathyroidism, sarcoidosis, enteric hyperoxaluria, medullary sponge kidney)
  • Any condition (eg, psychiatric illness) or situation that, in the investigator's opinion, could put the
  • subject at significant risk, confound the study results, or interfere significantly with the subject's
  • participation in the study.
  • Unwilling to participate.

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (4)

Indiana University Health

Indianapolis, Indiana, 46202, United States

Location

University of Minnesota

Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55455, United States

Location

University of Washington Medical Center Department of Urology

Seattle, Washington, 98195 9472, United States

Location

Veterans Administration Puget Sound Heath Care System

Seattle, Washington, 98195, United States

Location

Related Publications (1)

  • Sorensen MD, Harper JD, Borofsky MS, Hameed TA, Smoot KJ, Burke BH, Levchak BJ, Williams JC Jr, Bailey MR, Liu Z, Lingeman JE. Removal of Small, Asymptomatic Kidney Stones and Incidence of Relapse. N Engl J Med. 2022 Aug 11;387(6):506-513. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2204253.

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Kidney Calculi

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

NephrolithiasisKidney DiseasesUrologic DiseasesFemale Urogenital DiseasesFemale Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy ComplicationsUrogenital DiseasesUrolithiasisUrinary CalculiMale Urogenital DiseasesCalculiPathological Conditions, AnatomicalPathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Study Officials

  • James E Lingeman, MD

    Indiana University Health

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

August 1, 2014

First Posted

August 7, 2014

Study Start

November 1, 2014

Primary Completion

May 1, 2022

Study Completion

May 1, 2022

Last Updated

May 25, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-05

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