Which laser blasts kidney stones faster? new trial aims to find out
NCT ID NCT07087977
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study compares two types of lasers (holmium:YAG and thulium fiber) used during a minimally invasive surgery to break up large kidney stones. About 150 adults with stones larger than 15 mm will be randomly assigned to one laser or the other. The goal is to see which laser works faster and clears stones more completely.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- laser (holmium:YAG or thulium fiber)
- What this could lead to
- If one laser proves faster or more effective, it could become the preferred option for kidney stone surgery, reducing operation time and improving stone removal.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage comparison of already-approved devices, so major breakthroughs are unlikely. Results may not apply to all patients or stone types.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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 150 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Aug 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 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
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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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: 1. Males or females over 18 years of age 2. Patients with kidney stones, with stone burden larger than 15 mm. 3. Patients undergoing new percutaneous access with primary, supine, unilateral mini-PCNL. Exclusion Criteria: 4. Simultaneous use of more than 1 laser platform or other form of fragmentation (e.g., ultrasonic). 5. Patients undergoing simultaneous treatment of contralateral kidney stones during the same procedure. 6. Patients undergoing simultaneous treatment of ureteral stones during the same procedure. 7. Pregnant patients. 8. Presence of genitourinary anatomical abnormalities. 9. Uncorrected coagulopathy. 10. External urinary catheters. 11. Immunosuppressed patients. 12. Non-elective procedures.
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Kansas Medical Center
RECRUITINGKansas City, Kansas, 66160, United States
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