Improving kidney stone clearance after surgery with home exercises

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This study evaluates the effectiveness of a home-based intervention aimed at enhancing stone clearance rates following retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS). Patients will be instructed on specific percussion techniques and position changes to facilitate spontaneous stone passage in their home environment. The approach focuses on empowering patients to actively participate in their recovery process. By integrating these exercises into their post-operative care, the study aims to determine if they can improve outcomes after surgery.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

* Patients with an indication for RIRC

Exclusion Criteria:

* Patients with anatomic abnormalities such as horseshoe kidney, fragments in the calyx diverticulum, infundibular stenosis, pelvi-ureteral junction obstruction or ureteral stenosis.
* Patients with morbid obesity, uncontrolled hypertension, previous cerebrovascular accident, skeletal deformity such as significant coronary artery disease or symptomatic gastro-esophageal reflux disease.
* Patients with lumbar disc herniation who have undergone spinal surgery and are unable to undergo behavioral therapy.

Where it's running

• Adıyaman University
  Adıyaman, Turkey (Türkiye) Recruiting

Study contacts

• Study coordinator: Bedreddin Kalyenci, Doctor
• Email: bedreddin84@windowslive.com
• Phone: +905554859583

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.