NCT00600405View on ClinicalTrials.gov

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

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

81

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

August 31, 2006

Primary Completion Date

November 30, 2007

Study Completion Date

November 30, 2007

Conditions
NephrolithiasisUreteral Calculi
Interventions
DRUG

tamsulosin

Tamsulosin 0.4 mg orally daily for ten days.

DRUG

Standard therapy with ibuprofen and oxycodone.

Oxycodone: 5mg, one to two tablets every four to six hours as needed for pain. Ibuprofen: 800 mg, one three times a day with food as needed for pain.

Trial Locations (1)

04102

Maine Medical Center, Portland

Sponsors

Lead Sponsor

MaineHealth
All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

Maine Medical Center Mentored Research Committee

UNKNOWN

lead

MaineHealth

OTHER