Research Article

The Efficacy of Mirabegron in Medical Expulsive Therapy for Ureteral Stones: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Table 1

The details of each included study.

StudyCountryStudy designTreatmentSample sizeDosageFollow-up periodDate of studyEligibility criteria
ExperimentalControlExperimentalControl

Mehmet S (2019)TurkeyRetrospective studyMirabegronControl343450 mg/day15 daysApr 2017 to Jan 2018Patients with stones smaller than 10 mm that were located in the intramural ureteral segment
Göksel B (2019)TurkeyRCTMirabegronControl626350 mg/day4 weeksJun 2017 to Aug 2018Patients aged 18–75 years were scheduled to undergo ureteroscopy for ureteral stones
Göksel B (2020)TurkeyRCTMirabegronControl565950 mg/day4 weeksNAPatients had ureter stones in size between 4 and 10 mm
Qing T (2021)ChinaRCTMirabegronControl454550 mg/day4 weeksDec 2019 to Nov 2020Patients aged 18–65 years were diagnosed as distal ureteral stones ≤10 mm

RCT, randomized controlled trial; NA, not available.