Access sheaths and stents study for kidney stone treatment
Part of Kidney & urinary, Women’s health & pregnancy clinical trials.
This study looks at the use of a ureteral access sheath (a tube that helps the surgeon reach the kidney) in people who already have a ureteral stent (a small tube placed in the ureter) and are having a stone removal procedure called ureteroscopy. It aims to find out if using this sheath is helpful for treating stones in the kidney or ureter.
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Who can take part
- You must have a ureteral stent already in place before your stone removal procedure.
- Your stone removal procedure will treat stones only in one kidney or one ureter.
- You are scheduled for a single procedure to remove stones from the kidney or ureter, or both.
- You must be willing to fill out surveys before, during, and after the study.
- You cannot be pregnant.
- You must not have certain urinary tract abnormalities, like a horseshoe kidney or urinary diversion.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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