New study tests better infection prevention for kids after kidney stone surgery
NCT ID NCT07229755
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at 140 children aged 4 to 14 who had kidney stones and underwent a procedure called flexible ureteroscopy. Researchers compared giving antibiotics before surgery versus using extra preventive steps to see which better reduces urinary tract infections after the procedure. The goal is to find the safest and most effective way to protect children from post-surgery infections.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2/3
Runs two stages together: whether the treatment works, then large-scale confirmation.
- Participants
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140 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jul 2024
- Finished
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Feb 2025
- 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
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- Ages
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4 to 14 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 starting from 4 up to 14 years old. * Patients with renal stones from 1cm to 1.5cm in largest dimensions (not more than 4 cm3 measured by CTUT) undergoing flexible URS. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients who refuse to participate in the study. * Patients with single functioning kidney. * Patients with rising serum creatinine. * Known patient with neurogenic bladder. * Patients with DM type1. * Immunocompromised children. * Children with coagulopathy. * Patients with untreated UTI (or any interfering symptoms with UTI as fever or irritative LUTS).
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Ain Shams University
Cairo, Egypt
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