New scope aims to bust kidney stones in one go
NCT ID NCT07071948
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This trial tests a new device called VISOR for removing kidney stones. It combines stone breaking, suction, and pressure control in one tool. About 20 adults with 1-3 cm stones will undergo surgery with VISOR. The goal is to see if it clears stones safely and effectively, with a CT scan within 24 hours and a follow-up at one month.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Multifunctional Integrated Flexible Ureteroscope (VISOR)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this device could make kidney stone surgery safer and more effective, reducing the need for repeat procedures.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 20 participants. The device may not work as well in larger groups, and there are risks like infection or injury during surgery.
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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 20 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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Feb 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 to 80 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: 1. Patients with upper urinary tract calculi, where the maximum diameter of a single calculus or the cumulative diameter of multiple calculi is 1-3 cm 2. Patients who choose to undergo "flexible ureteroscopic holmium laser lithotripsy" 3. Aged 18-80 years, regardless of gender 4. Subjects without mental illness or language dysfunction, who can understand the details of this study and sign the informed consent form Exclusion Criteria: 1. Patients with ureteral stricture or a history of ureteral stricture 2. Patients with a history of open renal and/or ureteral surgery or laparoscopic surgery 3. Fever (body temperature ≥ 38℃) due to urinary tract infection or other reasons within one week before surgery 4. Pregnant women, lactating women, or women who are in the menstrual period 5. ASA classification \> Grade 3: patients with severe systemic diseases, heart diseases, pulmonary insufficiency, and failure of important organ functions, etc., who cannot tolerate anesthesia or surgery 6. Patients with anatomical malformations such as polycystic kidney, horseshoe kidney, and ectopic kidney 7. Patients with abnormal coagulation function (e.g., international normalized ratio (INR) \> 1.5 or platelet count \< 80 × 10⁹/L) 8. Patients with failed sheath placement during surgery
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Conditions
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How to take part
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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2nd Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University
RECRUITINGHangzhou, Zhejiang, 230000, China
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