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UPURS Trial for Patient-centered Management of Symptomatic Obstructing Stones

University of California, San Francisco · with University of Colorado, Denver · NCT05715086

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Key facts

Compensation
Not posted. Ask the study team before screening.
Who can join
Ages 18+ · All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
Study type
Interventional · Not applicable
Target enrollment
100
US sites recruiting
1
Study start
September 6, 2023
Record last updated
September 15, 2026

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What the study is about

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.

Being studied: Ureteroscopy

Conditions: Ureteral Stone

Eligibility criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

  • Presenting to the Emergency Department (ED)
  • Adult (> 18 yo)
  • ≥5mm ureteral stone diagnosed on CT scan
  • Presence of symptoms (pain, nausea, vomiting, hematuria)

Exclusion Criteria

  • Strict indication for stent
  • Stone burden not amenable to Ureteroscopy (URS)
  • Dirty urine analysis (UA) or positive urine culture (UCx)
  • Transplant kidney
  • Presence of conduit
  • Comorbidities not optimized for surgery
  • Strong preference for surgery or observation

Recruiting US locations

  • University of Colorado

    Aurora, CO 80045

    Site contact: Heiko Yang, MD · HEIKO.YANG@CUANSCHUTZ.EDU

Study contacts (from the official record)

  • Heiko Yang, MD · 720-848-1800 · HEIKO.YANG@CUANSCHUTZ.EDU
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