Can a One-Day catheter beat the stent for kidney stone recovery?
NCT ID NCT05738304
First seen Aug 24, 2026 · Last updated Aug 25, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial compares two ways to drain urine after surgery to remove kidney stones: a one-day external catheter versus a double-J internal stent. The goal is to see which method leads to better stone clearance, fewer complications, and less discomfort. Adults undergoing this type of surgery may participate, and the study will track symptoms and pain after the procedure.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- One-day external ureteral catheter versus double-J internal ureteral stent after retrograde intrarenal surgery for kidney stones
- What this could lead to
- If the external catheter works better, it could reduce stent-related discomfort and improve recovery after kidney stone surgery.
- What could go wrong
- The trial is early and results may not apply to all patients. There is a risk of complications like pain or infection with either drainage method.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 250 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2021
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: • Adult patients of either gender in whom RIRS was the primary modality. Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnant women * Active urinary tract infection * solitary kidney * Concomitant pathology that need intervention in the same setting * Patients with surgical incidents that indicate double-J stenting (Residual sizable fragments, ureteral false passage, ureteral mucosal laceration, ureteral perforation, and calyceal rupture).
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Conditions
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How to take part
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Locations
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Urology Department, Al-Azhar University Hospital
RECRUITINGCairo, Egypt
Contact Email: •••••@•••••
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