Which kidney stone technique leaves no stone behind?
NCT ID NCT07741084
First seen Aug 03, 2026 · Last updated Aug 04, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial compares three ways to remove kidney stones using a scope inserted through the urinary tract. Some patients will have the procedure without a protective sheath, while others will use a flexible sheath, with either low or high laser power. The goal is to see which approach clears the most stones completely, as confirmed by a CT scan three months later. The study also tracks surgery time, laser use, and any complications to find the safest and most effective method.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Ureteroscopic lithotripsy using a sheathless approach or a flexible and navigable ureteral access sheath (FANS), with low or high power Thulium Fiber Laser settings.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could identify the most effective and safest way to remove kidney stones, potentially reducing the need for repeat procedures and improving patient outcomes.
- What could go wrong
- The trial is relatively small and compares surgical techniques, so results may vary by surgeon skill and patient anatomy. Complications like bleeding or infection are possible with any procedure.
This is an AI summary of the original study and may miss details. Read our disclaimer.
Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
-
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
-
About 225 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
-
Aug 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
-
Jun 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
-
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
-
18 years and older
- Sex
-
Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
-
Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
Show the full entry requirements Hide the full entry requirements
Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients ≥ 18 years scheduled for URS lithotripsy for renal stones, 8-25 mm, at the day surgery unit at Haukeland University Hospital, Akershus University Hospital and The Hospital of Vestfold Exclusion Criteria: * Concomitant ureteral stone * Urinary diversion * Active infection * Untreated cancer in the upper urinary tract
Get updates
Get notified about this study
Sign up to get updates when this study changes or when new studies for Renal stones are added.
Genom att skicka in godkänner du våra Användarvillkor
Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
-
The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
-
The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
-
A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
-
Haukeland University Hospital
Bergen, Vestland, 5021, Norway
More trials for these conditions
Other studies related to the condition(s) this trial covers.
- Kidney stone surgery without the stent: a new study asks if It's safe
- Can a simple tool predict who will be Stone-Free after kidney surgery?
- Which surgery is safer for a single kidney with stones? a Head-to-Head trial
- New combo therapy may simplify kidney stone removal
- Kidney stone patients may skip stent after surgery, study hints
- New device aims to suck out kidney stones more safely