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Registration number
ACTRN12616001718437p
Ethics application status
Not yet submitted
Date submitted
6/12/2016
Date registered
14/12/2016
Date last updated
13/02/2017
Type of registration
Prospectively registered
Titles & IDs
Public title
Comparing the effect of alpha-blocker versus observation on stone passage following shockwave lithotripsy treatment for renal or ureteric stones.
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Scientific title
Comparing the effect of alpha-blocker versus observation on stone expulsion rate post-shockwave lithotripsy treatment for renal or ureteric stones.
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Secondary ID [1]
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Nil known
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Universal Trial Number (UTN)
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Trial acronym
CASEY Trial
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Linked study record
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Health condition
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied:
Urolithiasis
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Condition category
Condition code
Renal and Urogenital
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Other renal and urogenital disorders
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Intervention/exposure
Study type
Interventional
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Description of intervention(s) / exposure
Tamsulosin 0.4mg oral tablet daily for up to a maximum of 28 days commencing immediately following shockwave lithotripsy.
Instruction is given for patient to take the full 28 tablets. Compliance is monitored using a patient reported questionnaire to document the number of tablets actually taken.
There is no minimum treatment duration mandated.
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Intervention code [1]
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Treatment: Drugs
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Comparator / control treatment
Patient will not be given tamsulosin following shockwave lithotripsy
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Control group
Active
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Outcomes
Primary outcome [1]
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Stone passage rate assessed using a low-dose computed tomography kidney, ureter and bladder at 6 weeks following shockwave lithotripsy
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Assessment method [1]
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Timepoint [1]
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6 weeks following shockwave lithotripsy
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Secondary outcome [1]
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Pain associated with stone passage using a visual analogue scale at day 7 and 6 weeks following shockwave lithotripsy.
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Assessment method [1]
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Timepoint [1]
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7 days following shockwave lithotripsy, and 6 weeks following shockwave lithotripsy
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Secondary outcome [2]
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Analgesic requirement for the first 7 days following shockwave lithotripsy using a patient questionnaire.
The questionnaire is specifically designed for this study and asks patient to report the number of tablets of simple analgesia used and the number of tablets of opioid analgesia used.
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Assessment method [2]
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Timepoint [2]
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7 days following shockwave lithotripsy
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Secondary outcome [3]
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Economic burden associated with stone episode calculated by number of days off work
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Assessment method [3]
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Timepoint [3]
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6 weeks following shockwave lithotripsy
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Eligibility
Key inclusion criteria
1) Patients presented for and completed shockwave lithotripsy treatment for renal or ureteric stones.
2) Patient must be eligible for fluoroscopic guided shockwave lithotripsy with no contraindications
3) Adults between 18 and 80 years of age (inclusive)
4) Presence of stone confirmed by computed tomography of the kidney, ureter and bladder
5) Capable of giving written informed consent, which includes compliance with the requirements of the trial
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Minimum age
18
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Maximum age
80
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Sex
Both males and females
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Can healthy volunteers participate?
No
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Key exclusion criteria
1) Women who are breastfeeding
2) Patients currently taking an a-blocker
3) Patients currently taking PDE5 inhibitors
4) Contraindication or allergy to tamsulosin
5) Patient who are unable to understand or complete trial documentation
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Study design
Purpose of the study
Treatment
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Allocation to intervention
Randomised controlled trial
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Procedure for enrolling a subject and allocating the treatment (allocation concealment procedures)
Randomisation and allocation will be done through hospital pharmacy experienced in clinical trials using numbered concealed containers.
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Methods used to generate the sequence in which subjects will be randomised (sequence generation)
Block randomisation generated by computer software.
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Masking / blinding
Open (masking not used)
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Who is / are masked / blinded?
The people receiving the treatment/s
The people administering the treatment/s
The people assessing the outcomes
The people analysing the results/data
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Intervention assignment
Parallel
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Other design features
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Phase
Phase 3
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Type of endpoint/s
Efficacy
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Statistical methods / analysis
From experience at our institution, the expected stone clearance rate following ESWL without treatment is 70%. A recent meta-analysis (Chan et al. 2015) reports a risk ratio of 1.2 favouring treatment. Thus, assuming an absolute risk difference of 14%, a power of 80% and alpha of 5% we calculate a sample size of 141 in each arm. Given an expected loss to follow up of 10%, we intend to accrue 157 patients in each arm.
For the primary outcome, we will report the absolute risk difference with confidence interval and will test signifcance of the difference with the chi-square test.
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Recruitment
Recruitment status
Not yet recruiting
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Date of first participant enrolment
Anticipated
3/04/2017
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Actual
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Date of last participant enrolment
Anticipated
4/02/2019
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Date of last data collection
Anticipated
29/03/2019
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Actual
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Sample size
Target
314
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Accrual to date
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Final
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Recruitment in Australia
Recruitment state(s)
VIC
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Recruitment postcode(s) [1]
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3806 - Berwick
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Funding & Sponsors
Funding source category [1]
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Self funded/Unfunded
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Name [1]
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No funding source
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Address [1]
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No funding source
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Country [1]
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Primary sponsor type
Hospital
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Name
Department of Urology, Case Hospital, Monash Health
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Address
Department of Urology, Casey Hospital, 62-70 Kangan Drive, Berwick VIC 3806
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Country
Australia
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Secondary sponsor category [1]
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None
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Name [1]
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Address [1]
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Country [1]
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Ethics approval
Ethics application status
Not yet submitted
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Ethics committee name [1]
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Monash Health
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Ethics committee address [1]
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246 Clayton Road, Clayton, Victoria 3168
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Ethics committee country [1]
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Australia
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Date submitted for ethics approval [1]
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03/03/2017
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Approval date [1]
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Ethics approval number [1]
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Summary
Brief summary
Extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy (SWL) is a non-invasive method of treating kidney and ureteric stones <2cm in size. SWL uses high frequency sound waves to break stones into small fragments, to allow it to pass through the urinary tract. Tamsulosin is a selective alpha-1-adrenoceptor antagonist that may lead to ureteral relaxation, reduce pain associated with stone passage and enhance the passage of stone fragments. It has been reportedly used for this purpose for more than a decade. A recent scientific study (meta-analysis by Chen and co-authors) combining the result of multiple randomised controlled trials looking at the effect of tamsulosin in assisting stone passage has been published in 2015. The study of 2093 patients found tamsulosin to be effective in improving the passage of stones and reducing the pain associated with stone passage following SWL. When looking only at the subgroup of 442 patients with stone size of 4-10mm, the study did not find tamsulosin to be useful in assisting stone passage. This is consistent with a recent study by Pickard in The Lancet journal, which found tamsulosin to be not useful in assisting stone passage or reducing pain in patients with stones in the ureter. In Australian practice, SWL are generally used for stones less than 1cm in size. Therefore, at the moment there are still conflicting data on the usefulness of tamsulosin in the cohort of stone patients we treat in Australia with SWL. We aim to answer this question in our randomised trial. The meta-analysis by Chen in 2015 also recommended further study looking into the ability of tamsulosin to reduce repeated SWL and the economic benefits of tamsulosin in this setting. Therefore, we also aim to answer the question of whether tamsulosin use after SWL leads to any economic benefit, which can come from the reduced cost of medical service delivery, and reduced economic burden on the society.
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Trial website
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Public notes
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Contacts
Principal investigator
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Dr Henry Han-I Yao
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Address
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Department of Urology, Casey Hospital, 62-70 Kangan Drive, Berwick VIC 3806
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Country
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Australia
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Phone
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+61387681490
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Fax
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Email
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[email protected]
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Contact person for public queries
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Henry Han-I Yao
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Address
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Department of Urology, Casey Hospital, 62-70 Kangan Drive, Berwick VIC 3806
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Country
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Australia
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Phone
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+61387681490
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Email
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Contact person for scientific queries
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Henry Han-I Yao
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Address
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Department of Urology, Casey Hospital, 62-70 Kangan Drive, Berwick VIC 3806
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Country
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Australia
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Phone
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+61387681490
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Email
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