Skip the tube? study tests No-Catheter recovery after stone removal
NCT ID NCT06458101
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at whether leaving out the urinary catheter after ureteroscopic kidney stone surgery reduces pain and urgency. 180 adults aged 18-70 with normal kidney function took part. Researchers compared pain scores and urgency between those with and without a catheter to find a better way to manage recovery.
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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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180 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jul 2024
- Finished
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Jun 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 to 75 years
- 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: * Patients with upper urinary tract calculi undergoing rigid ureteroscopic and soft ureteroscopic lithotripsy; * Normal renal function; * Aged between 18 and 70 years old * Complete the operation under general anesthesia Exclusion Criteria: * Solitary kidney; * Previous history of renal transplantation or urinary diversion; * Congenital malformation of urinary system; * Abnormal coagulation mechanism due to blood system diseases, liver diseases, etc. * Severe heart or lung disease, Malignant tumor and immunodeficiency state * Urethral stricture * Neurogenic bladder * Operation under epidural anesthesia or spinal anesthesia * Large amount of bleeding during operation should be observed by indwelling catheter to observe urine color * High risk factors such as large amount of pus fur should be observed during operation. * Urethral injury during operation leads to false passage * Operation time is more than 90 minutes. Higher risk of bleeding or infection
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Shanghai General Hospital
Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 200080, China
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