Study Updated 03/05/2024
Study Website: Pediatric KIDney Stone (PKIDS) Care Improvement Network
ClinicalTrials.gov#: NCT04285658
Study Design: Prospective Observational
PCORnet Infrastructure: Collaboration, CDM (+supplemental data), Engagement, Single IRB
Principal Investigator: Gregory E. Tasian
Site Name: The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
PCORnet® Network Partner: PEDSnet
Funder: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI); (Project webpage)
Funding Date: 2019
Study Duration: 2020 – 2024
Participating Clinical Research Networks: GPC, OneFlorida+, PaTH, PEDSnet, STAR
Therapeutic Area: Renal
Condition: Kidney Stone; Nephrolithiasis
Population: 8 Years to 21 Years (Child, Adult)
Status: Active, not recruiting
Research Question(s):
What are the differences in stone clearance and the lived experiences of youth, age 8-21 years, following ureteroscopy (URS), shock wave lithotripsy (SWL), and percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) for the removal of kidney and ureteral stones?
Primary Publication(s):
Comparative effectiveness of paediatric kidney stone surgery (the PKIDS trial): study protocol for a patient-centred pragmatic clinical trial
Ellison JS, Lorenzo M, Beck H on behalf of the Pediatric KIDney Stone Care Improvement Network, et al. Comparative effectiveness of paediatric kidney stone surgery (the PKIDS trial): study protocol for a patient-centred pragmatic clinical trial. BMJ Open 2022;12:e056789. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-056789