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Study Website: Pediatric KIDney Stone (PKIDS) Care Improvement Network
ClinicalTrials.gov#: NCT04285658
Study Design: Prospective Observational Study
PCORnet Infrastructure: Common Data Model (CDM), Single IRB, Patient partners or engagement
Principal Investigator: Gregory Tasian
Institution: 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 PCORnet® Clinical Research Networks: GPC, OneFlorida+, PaTH, PEDSnet, STAR
Therapeutic Area: Nephrology
Condition: Kidney Stone; Nephrolithiasis
Age Range: 8 Years to 21 Years (Child, Adult)
Status: Completed
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):
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