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RecruitingNCT05578807Updated Oct 10, 2023

Total Tubeless Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy Without a Ureteral Catheter

An interventional study of without reverse ureteral catheter insertion in Nephrolithotomy, Percutaneous and Kidney Calculi, sponsored by The First Affiliated Hospital of University of South China. Recruiting at 1 site in China. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 80 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2023-10-10.

Sponsored by The First Affiliated Hospital of University of South China · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment

From the registry’s dates

  • Primary completion was expected by Oct 2024, 2 years 1 month ago, but the record still lists the study as recruiting.
  • Started Sep 2022; still recruiting 4 years 1 month later.
Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
100
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 80 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

Total tubeless Percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) is a modified surgical method of PCNL surgery, that is, there is no indwelling nephrostomy tube and double-J tube during PCNL surgery. Compared with traditional PCNL surgery, it has the advantages of reducing pain, shortening operation time and reducing operation cost. Since this procedure was first performed in 2004, several randomized clinical studies have verified the safety and efficacy of total tubeless PCNL. Conventional total tubeless PCNL surgery requires the patient to first undergo retrograde transurethral ureteroscopic insertion of the ureteral catheter in the lithotomy position, and then change the patient to the prone position. However, a large number of literature reports and the surgical experience of PCNL in the past 20 years tell the investigators that the reverse insertion of ureteral catheter can cause many recent surgical complications.The study planned to perform the operation in the prone position without reverse insertion of a ureteral catheter in the total tubular PCNL surgery.

Read the detailed description

The purpose of this single-center, single-blind, randomized trial was to investigate whether without retrograde insertion of a ureteral catheter is appropriate for total tubeless percutaneous nephrolithotomy. It is planned to start in October 2022 and is expected to end in October 2024. Based on inclusion and exclusion criteria, 100 subjects were expected to be recruited. In a parallel group design, subjects were randomly assigned to two groups: the experimental group received total tubeless PCNL without reverse insertion of a ureteral catheter , and the control group received conventional total tubeless PCNL. The primary end point of the study was the incidence of postoperative complications according to the modified Clavien-Dindo complication grading system. Secondary end points included Stone-free rate, operation time, length of hospital stay, and medical costs. Measurement data were expressed as mean ± standard deviation (X ± S), and Student's t-test was used for intergroup comparisons. The counting data were expressed as frequency and percentage, and the chi-squared or Fisher's exact probability test were used for intergroup comparisons. The rank-sum test was used for grade data. P\<0.05 was considered statistically significant.

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Conditions studied

  • Nephrolithotomy, Percutaneous
  • Kidney Calculi

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In context

Kidney Calculi

509 studies on the registry are indexed under Kidney Calculi; 146 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 100 is above the median of 86 across 391 interventional studies indexed under Kidney Calculi.

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Lead sponsor

The First Affiliated Hospital of University of South China is the lead sponsor of 13 studies on the registry; 11 are open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 80 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

  • patients with kidney stones who met the indications for PCNL surgery.
  • the maximum diameter of calculi was less than 35 mm.
  • the width of hydronephrosis effusion was less than 25mm.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • patients with infectious calculi confirmed by preoperative CT examination and blood biochemical indexes.
  • Patients with severe cardiac and pulmonary insufficiency, coagulation dysfunction and other obvious surgical .
  • Patients with previous history of PCNL surgery on the affected side or nephrotomy.
  • Patients with indwelling double J tube or nephrostomy tube before operation.
  • Patients with renal trauma or congenital anomalies of urinary system.
Terms in these criteria, in plain language(1)

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Contraindication

A reason a treatment, test or procedure should not be given to a particular person, such as an allergy, another illness or a medicine they take.

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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Single (Participant)
Enrollment
100 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Total tubeless percutaneous nephrolithotomy without reverse insertion of a ureteral catheter

    In total tubeless percutaneous nephrolithotomy surgery, there is no reverse insertion of a ureteral catheter by transurethral ureteroscopy when a patient is placed in lithotomy position, no need to change the position, and no need to re-sterilize and lay towels.

    Procedure: without reverse ureteral catheter insertion

  • No intervention
    Conventional total tubeless percutaneous nephrolithotomy

    In total tubeless percutaneous nephrolithotomy surgery, there is reverse insertion of a ureteral catheter by transurethral ureteroscopy when a patient is placed in lithotomy position, need to change the position, and need to re-sterilize and lay towels.

Interventions

  • Procedurewithout reverse ureteral catheter insertion

    In contrast to conventional total tubeless percutaneous nephrolithotomy, there was no reverse insertion of a ureteral catheter by transurethral ureteroscopy when a patient is placed in lithotomy position, no change in position, and no repeated disinfection.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Rate of fever

    Fever was defined as axillary temperature greater than 38.5 ° C.

    Time frame: From the day of surgery to the day of discharge, up to 2 weeks.

  2. White blood cell count change value

    The change value of White blood cell count between preoperative and

    Time frame: Day 2 before surgery、hour 3 after the surgery

  3. Neutrophils granulocyte change value

    The change value of Neutrophils granulocyte between preoperative and postoperative

    Time frame: Day 2 before surgery、hour 3 after the surgery

  4. Hemoglobin change value

    The change value of Hemoglobin between preoperative and postoperative

    Time frame: Day 2 before surgery、hour 3 after the surgery

  5. Hematocrit change value

    The change value of Hematocrit between preoperative and postoperative

    Time frame: Day 2 before surgery、hour 3 after the surgery

  6. Rate of renal subcapsular hematoma

    The proportion of postoperative renal subcapsular hematoma in all patients

    Time frame: Day 2 after the surgery

  7. Serum creatinine change value

    The change value of Serum creatinine between preoperative and postoperative

    Time frame: Day 2 before surgery、Hour 3 after the surgery

  8. visual analog scale (VAS)pain score

    0: no pain; Less than 3 points: mild pain, tolerable; 4 points to 6 points: the patient's pain and affect sleep, still tolerable; 7-10: Patients have increasing pain, pain is unbearable, affect appetite, affect sleep.

    Time frame: Hour 2 after the surgery

  9. Rate of hydrothorax

    Hydrothorax appeared on the surgical side.

    Time frame: Day 2 after the surgery

Secondary outcomes

  1. Stone free rate

    Residual stone less than 4mm in diameter was considered to have been cleared.

    Time frame: Day 2 after the surgery

  2. Operation time

    Operation time was defined as the time required from the surgeon's handwashing to the completion of surgical incision suture.

    Time frame: During the procedure

  3. length of hospital stay

    Length of hospital stay indicated the number of days between the operation date and discharge date

    Time frame: 2 weeks after surgery

  4. Medical costs

    All medical expenses incurred to treat stones.

    Time frame: 2 weeks after surgery

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
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References and documents

Study documents

PDFs hosted by the registry, ClinicalTrials.gov.

Individual participant data

Plan to share: Yes — Individual participant data will be made available to other researchers after the study Report are published.

Supporting information: Study protocol, Informed consent form

Time frame: One year after the study report was published,but the duration is uncertain.

Access criteria: When proper editing or review requirements are met, the study data will be available from the study manager after the study is completed.

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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reachedSimilar studies: half by the dot; the band is the middle halfHalf of similar studies reached it by the dot; the band is the middle half, from a quarter to three quarters

Started Sep 2022 (actual). Primary completion is estimated for Oct 2024, 24 months after the start.

Of 183 non-industry interventional studies with no phase under Kidney Calculi, half reached primary completion within 31 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 13 and three quarters within 54. This study's planned 24 months is below that.

Counting every sponsor, half of 199 studies reached it within 26 months; a quarter within 12 and three quarters within 51.

How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.

Registered
Oct 6, 2022
First posted
Oct 13, 2022
StartActual
Sep 28, 2022
Primary completionEst.
Oct 10, 2024
CompletionEst.
Jan 10, 2025
Last update
Oct 10, 2023
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Oct 10, 2023, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT05578807
Lead sponsor
The First Affiliated Hospital of University of South China
Responsible party
Li Mingyong, MD (Associate professor, The First Affiliated Hospital of University of South China) — Principal investigator
First posted
Oct 13, 2022
Start date
Sep 28, 2022
Primary completion
Oct 10, 2024 (estimated)
Completion
Jan 10, 2025 (estimated)
Last update
Oct 10, 2023

Study contacts

Mingyong Li, MD.
Contact
myli1123@126.com
137-8648-4606 ext. +86
Mingyong Li, MD.
study director · the First Affiliated Hospital of the University of South China

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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