Adjunct Inversion for Lower Pole Stone

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2008-12-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

This is a randomized controlled trial comparing extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy (ESWL) with and without simultaneous adjunct controlled inversion therapy in the treatment of lower pole caliceal stone.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Monash University
• Collaborator: Lam Wah Ee Hospital
• Treatments: Furosemide

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Solitary lower pole caliceal stone which is > 5 mm and < 20mm

2. Not contraindicated for intravenous urogram (IVU) and subsequent X-rays

3. Patient able to comply strictly with visits/medications

4. Patient willing and agrees to enter study

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Impaired function of the affected kidney

2. Gross hydronephrosis of the affected kidney

3. Associated distal obstruction

4. Multiple stones

5. Stone more than 2 cm in size

6. Diverticular stone

7. Patients who are contraindicated for extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy e.g.:

Pregnancy

8. Patients who are unable to tolerate the procedure

9. Significant cardiac condition that does not allow the administration of force hydration or inversion.

10. Uncontrolled hypertension