Magnetic stent removal spares kids from anesthesia
NCT ID NCT04384939
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a special ureteral stent with a magnetic end in 67 children with urinary tract problems or kidney transplants. The goal was to see if the stent could be removed without general anesthesia, using a magnetic catheter instead. The approach aims to make the removal process simpler and less stressful for children.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- magnetic-end Double-J ureteral stent
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could make stent removal easier and avoid the need for general anesthesia in children.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small feasibility study (67 children) with no control group, so results may not apply broadly. The magnetic removal system may fail in some cases.
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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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67 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 2021
- Finished
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Aug 2023
- 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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Up to 17 years
- 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: * Child aged between 0 and 17 years and 10 months at the surgery * Child operated at the Necker hospital for an uropathy or kidney graft need the insertion of JJ ureteral stent * Parents or legal guardians signed the Informed consent form * Social insurance affiliation Exclusion Criteria: * All clinical situation need an MRI * Contraindication with the experimental medical device (severe infections, obstruction, …) For the medico-economic study, a comparative group will be constituted with patients treated with classic ureteral stent in the Necker hospital in the previous years. This group will be matched with age (\<5 years, 5-12 years and \>13years), sex and surgery indication (kidney graft or other).
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hôpital Necker
Paris, 75015, France
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