Medical expulsive therapy in adults with ureteric colic: a multicentre, randomised, placebo-controlled trial

Pickard, Robert; N. Porter Starr, Kathryn; MacLennan, Graeme; Lam, Thomas; Thomas, Ruth; Burr, Jennifer; McPherson, Gladys; McDonald, Alison; Anson, Kenneth; N’Dow, James; Burgess, Neil; Justin Clark, T; Kilonzo, Mary; Gillies, Katie; Shearer, Kirsty; Boachie, Charles; Cameron, Sarah; Norrie, John; McClinton, Samuel

doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(15)60933-3

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Medical expulsive therapy in adults with ureteric colic: a multicentre, randomised, placebo-controlled trial

Published in The Lancet • May 19, 2015

Authors:

Robert Pickard

Kathryn N. Porter Starr

Graeme MacLennan

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Meta-analyses of previous randomised controlled trials concluded that the smooth muscle relaxant drugs tamsulosin and nifedipine assisted stone passage for people managed expectantly for ureteric colic, but emphasised the need for high-quality trials with wide inclusion criteria. We aime...

Subject

Medicine

Placebo

Tamsulosin

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