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Extra-Corporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy for Renal and Upper Ureteral Stones in Adults Under Locally Infiltrate d Anaesthetics ; a Clinical Randomized Controlled Study

An Early Phase 1 interventional study of locally infilterating anaethesia like lidocaine and general anaethesia in Stone Ureter, sponsored by Assiut University. Not yet recruiting. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 75 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2024-06-17.

Sponsored by Assiut University · Early Phase 1, Interventional, and Diagnostic

Phase
Early Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
60
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 75 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

There are many treatment modalities available for managing renal and upper ureteric stones. They range from completely non-invasive outpatient procedures to invasive procedures requiring hospital admission and increased risks of complications. Extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy (ESWL) is a truly non-invasive procedure as opposed to other surgical treatments used, such as retrograde intrarenal surgery and percutaneous nephrolithotomy (1).

The choice between shockwave lithotripsy (SWL) and other treatment modalities depends on several factors, including stone site, stone burden, stone CT density, etc. Another compounding factor in choosing the treatment modality is patient preference and expectation (1).

Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy is one of the treatment options for patients with renal and ureteral calculi. Even though the procedure is less invasive compared to others. Pain caused by the procedure is a major concern. Several studies recommended the use of either local or systemic analgesia with varying results (2).

As a truly non-invasive treatment option, ESWL has been widely used for treating renal, as well as ureteric, stones with satisfactory efficacy and minimal morbidity. However, the pain caused by ESWL is a major limitation of its efficacy, in addition to the associated patient dissatisfaction and negative experience that may result in the patient refraining from further sessions.

The relationship between pain and ESWL efficacy can be explained by multiple facts: firstly, the pain leads to inability to increase the energy delivered by the shockwaves to optimum levels; secondly, the pain usually leads to significant movement of the patient, as well as excessive respiratory movements, both of which move the stone away from the focus of shockwaves; lastly, the pain may be severe that the session is discontinued before delivery of effective number of shockwaves

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There are many treatment modalities available for managing renal and upper ureteric stones. They range from completely non-invasive outpatient procedures to invasive procedures requiring hospital admission and increased risks of complications. Extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy (ESWL) is a truly non-invasive procedure as opposed to other surgical treatments used, such as retrograde intrarenal surgery and percutaneous nephrolithotomy (1).

The choice between shockwave lithotripsy (SWL) and other treatment modalities depends on several factors, including stone site, stone burden, stone CT density, etc. Another compounding factor in choosing the treatment modality is patient preference and expectation (1).

Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy is one of the treatment options for patients with renal and ureteral calculi. Even though the procedure is less invasive compared to others. Pain caused by the procedure is a major concern. Several studies recommended the use of either local or systemic analgesia with varying results (2).

As a truly non-invasive treatment option, ESWL has been widely used for treating renal, as well as ureteric, stones with satisfactory efficacy and minimal morbidity. However, the pain caused by ESWL is a major limitation of its efficacy, in addition to the associated patient dissatisfaction and negative experience that may result in the patient refraining from further sessions.

The relationship between pain and ESWL efficacy can be explained by multiple facts: firstly, the pain leads to inability to increase the energy delivered by the shockwaves to optimum levels; secondly, the pain usually leads to significant movement of the patient, as well as excessive respiratory movements, both of which move the stone away from the focus of shockwaves; lastly, the pain may be severe that the session is discontinued before delivery of effective number of shockwaves

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Conditions studied

  • Stone Ureter

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In context

Ureterolithiasis

84 studies on the registry are indexed under Ureterolithiasis; 19 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 60 is below the median of 101 across 66 interventional studies indexed under Ureterolithiasis.

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Lead sponsor

Assiut University is the lead sponsor of 5,078 studies on the registry; 2,178 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 75 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

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Inclusion criteria

  • Patients aged 18 years or older whether males or females with renal or upper ureteric stone(s) candidate for ESWL therapy 2. Renal stones should be between 1- 2 cm and upper ureteric stones should be less than 15 mm

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • 1.. Patients refusing to participate in the study or patients not compliant with follow up 2. Renal stones in ectopic kidneys 3. Radiolucent upper ureteric stones 4. Patients with myo-skeletal deformities e.g. kyphoscoliosis
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Study design

Phase
Early Phase 1
Primary purpose
Diagnostic
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
60 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Group I (study group)

    in which patients will undergo ESWL under locally infiltrated anaesthetic. Using ultrasound guidance, the quadratus lumborum muscle will be identified. Then a mixture of 0.5 % bupivacaine (10 ml) and 2 % lidocaine (10 ml) will be injected into the muscle as a single shot 20 minutes before the procedure.

    Drug: locally infilterating anaethesia like lidocaine

  • Experimental
    Group II (control group)

    in which patients will undergo ESWL under systemic analgesia. The latter will be achieved using one gram of paracetamol IV infusion at the beginning of the procedure. In case of unsatisfactory pain control in either group, systemic analgesia using IV Ketorolac injection will be used on demand or the required dose will be recorded at the end of the session.

    Drug: general anaethesia

Interventions

  • Druglocally infilterating anaethesia like lidocaine

    which patients will undergo ESWL under locally infiltrated anaesthetic. Using ultrasound guidance, the quadratus lumborum muscle will be identified. Then a mixture of 0.5 % bupivacaine (10 ml) and 2 % lidocaine (10 ml) will be injected into the muscle as a single shot 20 minutes before the procedure.

    Also known as: Group I (study group)

  • Druggeneral anaethesia

    which patients will undergo ESWL under systemic analgesia. The latter will be achieved using one gram of paracetamol IV infusion at the beginning of the procedure. In case of unsatisfactory pain control in either group, systemic analgesia using IV Ketorolac injection will be used on demand or the required dose will be recorded at the end of the session.

    Also known as: Group II (control group)

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Comparison between local and systemic analgesia

    Pain score during the session using visual analogue scale

    Time frame: Baseline

Secondary outcomes

  1. Comparison between local and systemic analgesia

    4. Two-month stone free rate (SFR)

    Time frame: Baseline

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Study locations

No study locations are listed for this record.

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References and documents

Publications

  • Manzoor H, Leslie SW, Saikali SW. Extracorporeal Shockwave Lithotripsy. 2024 Oct 18. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2025 Jan-. Available from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK560887/ PubMed 32809722 ↗
  • Laksita TB, Soebadi MA, Wirjopranoto S, Hidayatullah F, Kloping YP, Rizaldi F. Local anesthetics versus systemic analgesics for reducing pain during Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy (ESWL): A systematic review and meta-analysis. Turk J Urol. 2021 Jul;47(4):270-278. doi: 10.5152/tju.2021.21143. PubMed 35118950 ↗

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jun 17, 2024, 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
NCT06462573
Lead sponsor
Assiut University
Responsible party
Hosam salah abd elrahim (principle investigator, Assiut University) — Principal investigator
First posted
Jun 17, 2024
Start date
Sep 1, 2024 (estimated)
Primary completion
Sep 1, 2026 (estimated)
Completion
Sep 1, 2026 (estimated)
Last update
Jun 17, 2024

Study contacts

Hosam salah AbdelRaheem, Resident
Contact
hossalah111@gmail.com
01024591522
Amr Esam Saad Mohamed Darwish Darwish, Staff member
Contact
amrdarwish@edu.eg
01015817851
Salah El-Din Shaker Abdel Hafez
study director · professor
Nasreldin Abdelaal
study director · assistant professor

Oversight

FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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