Evaluation of Emergency Computed Tomography in Suspected Renal Colic. This is an Observational Retrospective Study Aimed to Evaluate Emergency Computed Tomography in Patients at the Emergency Department in Helsingborg, Sweden, With Suspected Acute Renal Colic.

NCT06805149 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 2024-01345-01
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 1,500
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The goal of this observational study is to learn more about diagnostics in patients with suspected acute renal colic at the emergency department. The main questions it aims to answer are:

• How many patients with symtoms of urolithiasis have a stone in the urinary tract at the emergency computed tomography (CT)
• Location and size of the stones.
• Evaluate time to intervention and closure and if this has changed due to emergency CT. Participants are patients with symtoms of suspected acute renal colic at the emergency department in Helsingborg with an emergency CT within 24 hours.

Conditions

Kidney Stone

Keywords

Neprolithiasis; Kidney diseases; Urologic disease; Urinary calculi; Kidney calculi; Renal colic; Pain; Computed tomography; Urogenital disease

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Numbers of patients with a kidney stone on emergency CT

  Number of patients with a kidney stone on emergency CT. Size and location of the stone as well as time to intervention and closure for those with a stone.

  From enrollment until the date participants are considered stone free, up to 6 months regarding participants with stone. For participants without a stone, the time frame extends over the duration of their hospitalization, up to 30 days.

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Numbers of visits to the emergency department

  Time from enrollment until the date the participants are considered stone free, up to 6 months.

Study Arms (1)

Emergency CT: kidney stone?

Patients at the emergency department in Helsingborg with suspected acute renal colic with an CT within 24 hours.

Eligibility Criteria

• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Patients at the emergency department in Helsingborg

You may qualify if:

• Patient at the emergency department with suspected acute renal colic and an emergency CT within 24 hours 10 May 2023 to 9 May 2024.

You may not qualify if:

• None

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Region Skane: lead

Study Sites (1)

Urology Department

Helsingborg, Sweden

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Kidney Calculi; Kidney Diseases; Urologic Diseases; Urinary Calculi; Renal Colic; Pain; Urogenital Diseases

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Nephrolithiasis; Female Urogenital Diseases; Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications; Urolithiasis; Male Urogenital Diseases; Calculi; Pathological Conditions, Anatomical; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms; Neurologic Manifestations; Signs and Symptoms

Study Officials

• Magnus Wagenius, Senior consultant, PhD

  Urology Department Helsingborg

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: RETROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 15, 2025
• First Posted: February 3, 2025
• Study Start: May 9, 2023
• Primary Completion: January 1, 2025
• Study Completion: May 1, 2025
• Last Updated: September 16, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-01

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

SE (1)