UPURS Trial for Patient-centered Management of Symptomatic Obstructing Stones

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorUniversity of California, San Francisco

About this trial

A prospective, non-blinded, randomized controlled trial studying the management of symptomatic ureteral stones. This study will compare upfront ureteroscopy vs observation and delayed intervention for patients presenting to the emergency department with a symptomatic ureteral stone.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Presenting to the Emergency Department (ED)

Adult (> 18 yo)

≥5mm ureteral stone diagnosed on CT scan

Presence of symptoms (pain, nausea, vomiting, hematuria)

Disqualifiers

Strict indication for stent

Stone burden not amenable to Ureteroscopy (URS)

Dirty urine analysis (UA) or positive urine culture (UCx)

Transplant kidney

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Ureteroscopy

Treatment groups

100 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators

University of California, San Francisco

Lead sponsor

University of Colorado, Denver

Collaborator

State University of New York - Upstate Medical University

Collaborator