Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2017
Abstract
Urolithiasis or urinary stone disease has been estimated to affect about 1 in 11 Americans. Patients with urinary stone disease commonly present to the emergency department for management of their acute pain. In addition to providing analgesia, administration of drug (medical expulsive therapy) is often prescribed to assist passage of the urinary stone. In this methodology paper, we describe the design of a prospective, multi-center, randomized, double-blind placebo controlled clinical trial of the alpha-adrenergic blocker, tamsulosin, to evaluate its effectiveness as medical expulsive therapy. In addition, we describe the unique challenges of conducting a trial of this type within the setting of the emergency department.
Recommended Citation
Burrows, Pamela K.; Hollander, Judd E.; Wolfson, Allan B.; Kurz, Michael C.; Richards, Lorna; DiFiore, Sara; Watts, Phillip; Patkar, Nivedita; Brown, Jeremy; Jackman, Stephen; Kirkali, Ziya; Kusek, John W.; Michel, Chloe; and Meltzer, Andrew C., "Design and challenges of a randomized clinical trial of medical expulsive therapy (tamsulosin) for urolithiasis in the emergency department." (2017). Department of Emergency Medicine Faculty Papers. Paper 70.
https://jdc.jefferson.edu/emfp/70
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PubMed ID
27890522
Language
English
Comments
This article has been peer reviewed. It is the authors' final version prior to publication in Contemporary Clinical Trial, Volume 52, January 2017, Pages 91-94.
The published version is available at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cct.2016.11.010 Copyright © Elsevier