Effect of Antihistamines on Ureteral Stent-Related Symptoms

Summary

This is a prospective, double-blind, randomized, open-label, single-center trial of up to 78 participants who are adult patients (aged 18-80 years) and are undergoing unilateral retrograde ureteroscopy with planned ureteral stent placement for treatment of urinary tract stones. Eligible patients will be randomly and divided into two groups in a 1:1 ratio. Group A will receive fexofenadine 180 mg once daily in addition to standard of care treatment. Group B will receive placebo in addition to standard of care treatment. The routine standard of care treatment will consist of oral non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). The primary outcomes of the study are the Ureteral Stent Symptom Questionnaire (USSQ) urinary symptom score and pain score. Secondary outcomes include (i) number of office phone calls due to urinary symptoms; (ii) duration of analgesic use; (iii) duration and quantity of narcotic use; (iv) number of emergency department visits; (v) drug-related adverse effects; (vi) other domains of the USSQ.

Timeline

Start

2021-06-29

Primary completion

2024-06-30

Completion

2024-06-30

Publications

• Background Aboutaleb H, Gawish M. Correlation of Bladder Histopathologic Changes Due to Double-J Stenting to the Period of Stenting: A Preliminary Study. J Endourol. 2017 Jul;31(7):705-710. doi: 10.1089/end.2017.0113. Epub 2017 May 31.
• Background Joshi HB, Newns N, Stainthorpe A, MacDonagh RP, Keeley FX Jr, Timoney AG. Ureteral stent symptom questionnaire: development and validation of a multidimensional quality of life measure. J Urol. 2003 Mar;169(3):1060-4. doi: 10.1097/01.ju.0000049198.53424.1d.
• Background Joshi HB, Stainthorpe A, MacDonagh RP, Keeley FX Jr, Timoney AG, Barry MJ. Indwelling ureteral stents: evaluation of symptoms, quality of life and utility. J Urol. 2003 Mar;169(3):1065-9; discussion 1069. doi: 10.1097/01.ju.0000048980.33855.90.
• Background Lamb AD, Vowler SL, Johnston R, Dunn N, Wiseman OJ. Meta-analysis showing the beneficial effect of alpha-blockers on ureteric stent discomfort. BJU Int. 2011 Dec;108(11):1894-902. doi: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2011.10170.x. Epub 2011 Mar 31.
• Background Lingeman JE, Preminger GM, Goldfischer ER, Krambeck AE; Comfort Study Team. Assessing the impact of ureteral stent design on patient comfort. J Urol. 2009 Jun;181(6):2581-7. doi: 10.1016/j.juro.2009.02.019. Epub 2009 Apr 16.
• Background Sivalingam S, Streeper NM, Sehgal PD, Sninsky BC, Best SL, Nakada SY. Does Combination Therapy with Tamsulosin and Tolterodine Improve Ureteral Stent Discomfort Compared with Tamsulosin Alone? A Double-Blind, Randomized, Controlled Trial. J Urol. 2016 Feb;195(2):385-90. doi: 10.1016/j.juro.2015.08.104. Epub 2015 Sep 21.
• Background Yilmaz E, Batislam E, Deniz T, Yuvanc E. Histamine 1 receptor antagonist in symptomatic treatment of renal colic accompanied by nausea: two birds with one stone? Urology. 2009 Jan;73(1):32-6. doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2008.08.494. Epub 2008 Oct 11.
• Han DS, Margolin EJ, Movassaghi M, Johnson JP, Chowdhury M, Pingle SR, Schulster ML, Weiner DM, Shah O. Effect of Antihistamine on Ureteral Stent-Related Symptoms: A Double-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial. Urol Pract. 2025 Jul;12(4):415-425. doi: 10.1097/UPJ.0000000000000791. Epub 2025 Feb 12.

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