Battle of the scopes: which kidney stone surgery is safer and more effective?
NCT ID NCT03932370
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study compared two common surgeries for removing kidney stones up to 2 cm: flexible ureteroscopy (a scope through the urinary tract) and mini-PCNL (a tiny incision in the back). 118 adults were randomly assigned to one of the two procedures. The main goal was to see which method cleared more stones completely, with fewer complications and shorter hospital stays.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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118 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2019
- Finished
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Dec 2021
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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Who is studied
no specific criteria
- Ages
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16 to 90 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: * Age above than 15 years * Renal stone(s) with total burden of 2 cm or less * Signature on written, informed consents with the details of this study requirements. * Inappropriateness or failure of ESWL (examples of ESWL inappropriateness: patient preference; distal obstruction; contraindications of ESWL) Exclusion Criteria: * Uncorrectable bleeding diathesis * Current pregnancy
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Assiut Urology and Nephrology Hospital
Asyut, Asyut Governorate, 71515, Egypt
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