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Lead
MaineHealth
With
Maine Medical Center Mentored Research Committee
This prospective, randomized controlled trial seeks to compare outcomes for adult emergency department patients with lower ureteral calculus. Subjects will be randomized to receive treatment with ibuprofen and oxycodone alone (standard therapy) or standard therapy plus tamsulosin 0.4mg orally once daily for ten days.
Age
18–any
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
You may be eligible if
18 years of age or older;
able to read, write, and speak English;
able to use the NRS pain scale; and
computed tomography diagnosed single lower ureteral calculus
You may not be if
allergy or sensitivity to the study drug (tamsulosin hydrochloride \[Flomax\]);
sulfa/sulfonamide allergy;
inability to provide informed consent;
lithiasis of the ureteral intramural tract;
acute or chronic renal failure;
fever;
presence of multiple ureteral stones;
peptic ulcer disease;
liver failure;
concomitant treatment with alpha-lytic drugs, calcium antagonists, nitrates, or vardenafil (Levitra);
pregnancy;
breastfeeding; or
a history of urinary surgery or endoscopic treatment.
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