Pediatric KIDney Stone (PKIDS) Care Improvement Network
PI(s): Gregory E. Tasian, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Purpose: This study will compare stone clearance (a primary determinant of painful stone passage, Emergency Department visits, and surgical retreatment) and patients' experiences after ureteroscopy, shockwave lithotripsy and percutaneous nephrolithotomy for patients 8 to 21 years of age. The findings from this study will provide information that helps pediatric patients and their caregivers make individualized decisions on selecting the most appropriate surgical treatment option.
Study Design: Multi-CRN Observational Study Requiring Recruitment
PaTH Partners:
Sponsor: PCORI®
The PKIDS study is a PCORnet® Study conducted using PCORnet®, the National Patient Centered Clinical Research Network, an initiative funded by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI). More information about PCORnet® can be found here.
[If applicable: The PKIDS study was funded by PCORI through PCORI Award (CER-2018C3-14778).
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Coordinating Center: The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia