The Efficacy of Tamsulosin in the Treatment of Ureteral Stones in Emergency Department Patients

Summary

To determine if emergency department patients with acute ureteral colic pain due to a ureteral stone who are treated with tamsulosin, versus placebo, will experience a shorter time to passage of their stone or resolution of their pain. A secondary study objective will be to determine if there is a relationship between response to tamsulosin and stone size or position in the ureter.

Timeline

Start

2007-02

Primary completion

2011-09

Completion

2011-09

Publications

• Results Berger DA, Ross MA, Hollander JB, Ziadeh J, Chen C, Jackson RE, Swor RA. Tamsulosin does not increase 1-week passage rate of ureteral stones in ED patients. Am J Emerg Med. 2015 Dec;33(12):1721-4. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2015.08.006. Epub 2015 Aug 7.

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