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Procedure

Disposable Flexible Ureteroscope and Flexible Digital Ureteroscope for Kidney Stones

N/A
Waitlist Available
Research Sponsored by Northwestern University
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
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Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up 4-6 weeks
Awards & highlights
No Placebo-Only Group

Summary

This trial tests a single-use flexible ureteroscope for patients needing urinary tract examination. It aims to reduce costs and infection risks associated with reusable devices by using a disposable one. LithoVue was the first widely adopted single-use flexible ureteroscope.

Eligible Conditions
  • Kidney Stones
  • Urinary Tract Infection

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~4-6 weeks
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 4-6 weeks for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Study objectives can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary study objectives
Scope performance
Secondary study objectives
Operating room outcomes
Post-operative outcomes
Post-operative surgery satisfaction of the flexible utereoscope using a questionnaire: color interference
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Awards & Highlights

No Placebo-Only Group
All patients enrolled in this study will receive some form of active treatment.

Trial Design

3Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: Storz Flex-XC1 disposable flexible ureteroscopeExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
A patient is randomized to the experimental arm using the Storz Flex-XC1 disposable flexible ureteroscope.
Group II: Digital ureteroscopeExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
A patient is randomized to the experimental arm using a Digital ureteroscope.
Group III: Analogue scopeActive Control1 Intervention
A patient is not randomized to the experimental arm using the Storz Flex-XC1 disposable flexible ureteroscope.
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Storz Flex-XC1 Disposable Flexible Ureteroscope
2022
N/A
~10
Storz Flexible Digital Ureteroscope
2022
N/A
~10

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Northwestern UniversityLead Sponsor
1,649 Previous Clinical Trials
958,765 Total Patients Enrolled
5 Trials studying Kidney Stones
604 Patients Enrolled for Kidney Stones

Media Library

Storz Flexible Digital Ureteroscope (Procedure) Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT05646069 — N/A
Kidney Stones Research Study Groups: Analogue scope, Storz Flex-XC1 disposable flexible ureteroscope, Digital ureteroscope
Kidney Stones Clinical Trial 2023: Storz Flexible Digital Ureteroscope Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT05646069 — N/A
Storz Flexible Digital Ureteroscope (Procedure) 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT05646069 — N/A
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