Comparison Between Different Types of Flexible Ureteroscopes

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Conditions studied: Renal Calculi, Nephrolithiasis

In brief

The current study aims to compare the performance of three distinct single-use digital flexible ureteroscope types in terms of cost-effectiveness, postoperative complications, operating time, and stone-free rates (SFRs).

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07360353

Run by

Ain Shams University

People needed

180

Starts

2026-01-25

Expected to finish

2026-09-01

Last updated by the study team

2026-01-27

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 60. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Patients aged 18 to 60 years.
• Presence of renal stones measuring less than 20 millimeters (mm).

You may not qualify if…

• Renal stones larger than 20 millimeters (mm).
• Uncontrolled bleeding disorders or coagulopathies.
• Active urinary tract infection.
• Renal failure.
• Uncontrolled diabetes mellitus, hypertension, or hepatic dysfunction.
• Pregnancy.
• Abnormal urinary tract anatomy or known ureteric stricture.
• History of previous open ureteric surgery.

Where it is running

• Ain Shams University hospital — Cairo, Egypt (enrolling)

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