Citrate Salts for Stone-free Result After Flexible Ureterorenoscopy for Inferior Calyx Calculi

NCT ID: NCT04021381

Last Updated: 2021-10-20

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

262 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2020-09-25

Study Completion Date

2022-06-30

Brief Summary

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The prevalence of urolithiasis is around 10 % in the French population. It is thus a major public health issue. When the stone is not spontaneously removed, interventions such as extracorporeal lithotripsy or flexible ureteroscopy (F-URS) are performed. F-URS is usually preferred in renal stones \> 7 mm in comparison with lithotripsy, with better results. Efficacy of ureteroscopy is based on the "stone-free rate" (SFR) at 3 months. A SFR index is assessed according to the existence of residual fragments and their size. SFR score 1 (fragment ≤ 1mm) has been poorly studied, and is supposed to occur in 60% of cases. These residual fragments account for the high frequency of recurrence, probably favored by crystals aggregation and growth of these fragments under supersaturated urines.

Indeed, calcium stones risk factors are urine supersaturation and crystal growth inhibitors deficiency. Citrate is the major crystal growth inhibitor in human urine. A hypocitraturia is reported in half of the lithiasic population.

Consequently, citrate salts appear as an interesting therapeutic option, in order to slow crystal growth but also to chelate calcium, and consequently to solubilize stones in situ. However, to date, there is no available controlled study after surgical intervention such as flexible ureteroscopy.

The aim of the investigator's study is to evaluate the efficacy of a 3-month potassium and magnesium citrate treatment following ureteroscopy on the elimination of residual fragments (SFR score 1).

Detailed Description

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The screening visit takes place 3 months to 3 days before the baseline visit. Patient will be informed of the study protocol by the surgeon who will perform the flexible ureteroscopy. As usual in clinical practice, a CT scan will be routinely performed. CT-scan interpretation will be centralized and performed blindly.

At the ureteroscopy day (baseline visit: Some sites, according to their usual practice, may admit their patients to hospital the day before the surgery (D-1)), inclusion and exclusion criteria will be checked by the surgeon. A second information on the study protocol will be given and the protocol consent will be signed.

The day of hospital admission, blood and urine will be collected by a nurse in order to define stone risk factors and other comorbidities after informed consent of the patients. Then patients will undergo ureteroscopy.

Stone fragments will be sent for analysis to the stone centre Laboratory (Tenon Hospital, Paris) with images of the stones during surgery (morphoconstitutional analysis).

Patients will be randomized for treatment within 7 days following F-URS, and after verification of randomization criteria. If the randomisation criteria are not completed, the patient will end its participation to the study.

Else, the patient is randomized and treatment for 3 months (placebo or citrate salts, blinded) will be delivered by the investigational site and administration will begin the day following surgery, thus discharge. A 33 cl glass will be provided for the administration of the treatment. Furthermore 24-hour urine collection will be explained and patients will be given the vessel in order to collect urine at M3 visit.

The end of study visit will take place at 3 months +/- 10 days after ureteroscopy visit.

Medical check-up by the urologist in charge, including a CT-scan and blood and urine biological tests under randomized treatment.

Randomized treatment will be stopped the day of this M3 visit. Adverse events (including drug tolerance, urinary symptoms) and date of stent removal if any will be collected. Compliance will be assessed, using a log book.

Conditions

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Urolithiasis Calyx; Calculus

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

QUADRUPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Potassium and magnesium citrate

Patients are treated with potassium and magnesium citrate

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Potassium and magnesium citrate

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Patients are treated with potassium and magnesium citrate 5.2 grams daily during 3 months, following flexible ureterorenoscopy for inferior calyx urolithiasis.

Placebo

Patients are treated with placebo

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Patient are treated with placebo 5.2 grams daily during 3 months, following flexible ureterorenoscopy for inferior calyx urolithiasis.

Interventions

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Potassium and magnesium citrate

Patients are treated with potassium and magnesium citrate 5.2 grams daily during 3 months, following flexible ureterorenoscopy for inferior calyx urolithiasis.

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Placebo

Patient are treated with placebo 5.2 grams daily during 3 months, following flexible ureterorenoscopy for inferior calyx urolithiasis.

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Other Intervention Names

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Lithos

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Age ≥ 18 years old
* Efficient contraceptive method in women of childbearing age
* At least one renal urolithiasis 10 ≤ size ≤ 20 mm
* No recent ureterorenoscopy (\< 6 months)
* Planned flexible ureterorenoscopy procedure with holmium-laser dusting
* CT-scan performed within 3 months before surgery
* Affiliation to a social security regime
* Informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

* Stone density \< 700 UH on pre-operative CT-scan
* History of infectious renal stones or monogenic lithiasic disease (cystinuria, primary hyperoxaluria)
* Obstructive urinary tract malformation Cacchi-Ricci disease, Horseshoe kidney
* Chronic renal failure (eGFR\<30 ml/min/1.73m²)
* Ongoing renal colic (within 7 days)
* Untreated urinary tract infection (within 7 days)
* Contraindications to ureterorenoscopy: coagulation disorders, high anesthetic risk
* Contraindications to potassium and magnesium citrate: known hyperkalemia, known hypermagnesemia, uncontrolled diabetes, acute dehydration
* Pregnant or breastfeeding women
* Patient deprived of liberty or under legal protection measure (tutorship or curatorship);
* Participation in another therapeutic trial
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Nathalie TABIBZADEH, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris

Locations

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Department : Exploration fonctionnelles rénales, Centre de la lithiase Hôpital TENON

Paris, , France

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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France

Central Contacts

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Nathalie TABIBZADEH, MD

Role: CONTACT

+ 33 1 56 01 83 29

Jean-Philippe HAYMANN

Role: CONTACT

+33 1 56 01 67 74

Facility Contacts

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Nathalie TABIBZADEH, MD

Role: primary

+ 33 1 56 01 83 29

Jean-Philippe HAYMANN, PU-PH

Role: backup

+ 33 1 56 01 67 74

Other Identifiers

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2018-A03500-55

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

P170933J

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id