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NCT04796792
Ultrasound to Facilitate Stone Passage
NA trial testing Burst Wave Lithotripsy (BWL) and Ultrasonic Propulsion (UP) in Urinary Stone in 140 participants. Currently enrolling.
31 May 2028
Quick facts
| Lead sponsor | University of Washington |
|---|---|
| Phase | NA |
| Status | Recruiting now |
| Study type | INTERVENTIONAL |
| Allocation | non randomized |
| Design | single group |
| Masking | none |
| Primary purpose | treatment |
| Enrollment | 140 |
| Start date | 1 April 2023 |
| Primary completion | 31 May 2028 |
| Estimated completion | 31 October 2028 |
| Sites | 3 locations across United States |
Drugs / interventions tested
- Burst Wave Lithotripsy (BWL) and Ultrasonic Propulsion (UP)
Conditions studied
- Urinary Stone — all drugs for Urinary Stone →
- Urinary Calculi — all drugs for Urinary Calculi →
Sponsor
University of Washington
Who can join
18 and older, any sex, with Urinary Stone or Urinary Calculi. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.
Sponsor's own description
This is a prospective, open-label, multi-center study to test the clinical feasibility of facilitating stone passage by the combination of breaking and repositioning stones with ultrasound, without the need for anesthesia.
Publications & conference data
4 peer-reviewed publications reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):
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Improving Burst Wave Lithotripsy Effectiveness for Small Stones and Fragments by Increasing Frequency: Theoretical Modeling and <i>Ex Vivo</i> Study.
Bailey MR, Maxwell AD, Cao S, Ramesh S, et al · · 2022 · cited 5× · PMID 35229652 · DOI 10.1089/end.2021.0714 -
Burst wave lithotripsy - a paradigm shift: inferences from a scoping review.
Yuen SKK, Gauhar V, Chai CA, Forbes CM, et al · · 2025 · PMID 40278907 · DOI 10.1007/s00345-025-05645-x -
Re: First Series Using Ultrasonic Propulsion and Burst Wave Lithotripsy to Treat Ureteral Stones. Reply.
Kennedy Hall M, Sorensen MD, Bailey MR. · · 2023 · PMID 36383752 · DOI 10.1097/ju.0000000000003061 -
Removal of Small, Asymptomatic Kidney Stones and Relapse. Reply.
Sorensen MD, Bailey MR, Lingeman JE. · · 2022 · PMID 36351279 · DOI 10.1056/nejmc2212541
Verify or expand the search:
- PubMed search for NCT04796792
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Verify against primary sources
- ClinicalTrials.gov — authoritative US registry record
- WHO ICTRP — international registry index
- EU Clinical Trials Register
- Sponsor press releases (Google)
- Trial protocol + status: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04796792 (US National Library of Medicine, public domain)
- Publications: Europe PMC API search by NCT ID, retrieved 10 June 2026
- Drug + disease cross-links: matched in real time against Drug Landscape's normalised drug + company + condition tables
- Sponsor: as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov by University of Washington
- Last refreshed: 9 December 2025
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