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NCT04796792

Ultrasound to Facilitate Stone Passage

Recruiting now NA Last updated 9 December 2025
What this trial tests

NA trial testing Burst Wave Lithotripsy (BWL) and Ultrasonic Propulsion (UP) in Urinary Stone in 140 participants. Currently enrolling.

Timeline
1 April 2023
Primary endpoint
31 May 2028
31 October 2028

Quick facts

Lead sponsorUniversity of Washington
PhaseNA
StatusRecruiting now
Study typeINTERVENTIONAL
Allocationnon randomized
Designsingle group
Maskingnone
Primary purposetreatment
Enrollment140
Start date1 April 2023
Primary completion31 May 2028
Estimated completion31 October 2028
Sites3 locations across United States

Drugs / interventions tested

Conditions studied

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):

  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. Removal of Small, Asymptomatic Kidney Stones and Relapse. Reply.
    Sorensen MD, Bailey MR, Lingeman JE. · · 2022 · PMID 36351279 · DOI 10.1056/nejmc2212541

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