NCT05190536

Brief Summary

With the rapid development of medical equipment and the increasing experience, minimally invasive percutaneous nephrolithotomy (mini-PCNL) has been a well established modality for the management of upper urinary tract stones. The introduction of negative pressure suction technology into mini-PCNL can actively suck out the perfusion fluid and stone fragments, therefore to speed up stone removal efficency and keep a low intrarenal pressure, and was called suction mini-PCNL (SMP). The common energy sources for SMP were pneumatic ballistic lithotripsy and Ho:YAG laser. The handle of pneumatic ballistic lithotripsy was heavy and can not be fixed on the nephroscope, furthermore, the fragments in pneumatic ballistic lithotripsy was large, therefore the active suction and discharge of stone fragments can not be well completed at the same time of lithotripsy. However, the Ho:YAG laser can well match the requirement of SMP that lithotripsy and suction can work at the same time. Recently, thulium fiber laser (TFL) was also used for lithotripsy. The versatility of TFL, including high frequencies and reduced retropulsion may result in higher ablation efficiency compared to Ho:YAG laser. However, there is no clinical study on the difference between Ho:YAG laser and thulium laser in SMP, which limits the reasonable choice of laser in SMP to a certain extent. So, the investigators would like to have an international multi-centre RCT to compare the therapeutic effects of SMP with Ho:YAG laser versus TFL in the treatment of 2-4cm renal calculi, so as to provide high-level evidence to support for clinical selection.

Trial Health

43
At Risk

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Enrollment
682

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Mar 2022

Typical duration for not_applicable

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
unknown

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

January 4, 2022

Completed
9 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

January 13, 2022

Completed
2 months until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

March 1, 2022

Completed
2 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

March 1, 2024

Completed
9 months until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

December 1, 2024

Completed
Last Updated

January 13, 2022

Status Verified

January 1, 2022

Enrollment Period

2 years

First QC Date

January 4, 2022

Last Update Submit

January 12, 2022

Conditions

Keywords

SMPHo:YAGTFLKidney calculiEfficencySafety

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Operation time

    Operation time is defined as the time from puncture to the placement of the nephrostomy tube

    Intraoperative (the time from puncture to the placement of the nephrostomy tube)

Secondary Outcomes (3)

  • Stone free rate (SFR)

    1 month after removing the pigtail stent

  • postoperative fever

    ≤ 1month postoperatively

  • Complications is defined as any adverse event occurred

    intraoperatively or ≤ 1month postoperatively

Study Arms (2)

Experimental: Patients in Group 1 undergo Ho:YAG laser

EXPERIMENTAL
Procedure: Ho:YAG lasers

Experimental: Patients in Group 2 undergo TFL

EXPERIMENTAL
Procedure: TFL

Interventions

Ho:YAG lasersPROCEDURE

Under the guidance of B-ultrasound or X-ray, the appropriate target calyx was punctured with an 18G puncture needle.Percutaneous tract was established with 18Fr suction sheath. 12Fr nephroscope and 360um Ho:YAG laser fiber was used for lithotripsy.Kidney stones were fragmented by Ho:YAG lasers, and sucked out by the suction sheath.

Experimental: Patients in Group 1 undergo Ho:YAG laser
TFLPROCEDURE

Under the guidance of B-ultrasound or X-ray, the appropriate target calyx was punctured with an 18G puncture needle.Percutaneous tract was established with 18Fr suction sheath. 12Fr nephroscope and 360um TFL fiber was used for lithotripsy.Kidney stones were fragmented by TFL, and sucked out by the suction sheath.

Experimental: Patients in Group 2 undergo TFL

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years - 70 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • cm kidney stones.
  • Aged 18-70 years.
  • SMP with Ho:YAG laser or TFL.

You may not qualify if:

  • Transplanted kidney, solitary kidney, horseshoe kidney, urinary diversion, urethra deformity and other special cases.
  • If empyema was found during SMP, the nephrostomy tube was retained and the patient was excluded from the trail.

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Department of Urology, Minimally invasive Surgery Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University

Guangzhou, Guangdong,China, 510230, China

Location

Related Publications (1)

  • Becker B, Gross AJ, Netsch C. Ho: YaG laser lithotripsy: recent innovations. Curr Opin Urol. 2019 Mar;29(2):103-107. doi: 10.1097/MOU.0000000000000573.

    PMID: 30407221BACKGROUND

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

  • Guohua Zeng, Ph.D & MD

    The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Guohua Zeng, Ph.D & MD

CONTACT

Wen Zhong, Ph.D & MD

CONTACT

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Vice president

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

January 4, 2022

First Posted

January 13, 2022

Study Start

March 1, 2022

Primary Completion

March 1, 2024

Study Completion

December 1, 2024

Last Updated

January 13, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-01

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