Predicting ESWL Success for Children's Kidney Stones
Part of Kidney & urinary clinical trials.
This study uses a special ultrasound technique (called shear wave elastography) to predict how well shock wave therapy (ESWL) will break up kidney stones in children. It may help doctors decide the best treatment for your child's stone.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- Your child has a single kidney stone (not more than one).
- The stone is between 6 mm and 20 mm in size (about the size of a small pea to a large pea).
- Your child's doctor plans to treat the stone with shock wave therapy (ESWL) as the first choice.
- Your child does not have a stent in the ureter (the tube from the kidney to the bladder).
- The stone is in the kidney, not in the ureter.
- Your child does not have an unusual kidney shape (like a pelvic kidney or horseshoe kidney).
- Your child does not have an active urinary tract infection (UTI) right now.
- Your child does not have a bleeding disorder (like hemophilia).
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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