Voiding Function After Mid-Urethral Slings With and Without Local Anesthetic: Randomized Controlled Trial

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Stress Urinary Incontinence

In brief

The purpose of this study is to determine if there is a difference in post-operative voiding function between subjects receiving local anesthetic and those receiving placebo at the time of mid-urethral sling placement. The secondary objective is to evaluate pain after the procedure in the two groups.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01583166

Run by

University of Massachusetts, Worcester

People needed

90

Starts

2012-03-01

Expected to finish

2016-05-01

Last updated by the study team

2018-11-28

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Scheduled to undergo mid-urethral sling for incontinence without concomitant procedures

You may not qualify if…

• Undergoing procedure in addition to the sling
• Not competent to give consent
• Using intermittent self catheterization pre-operatively
• Known allergy to local anesthetic
• Undergoing spinal anesthesia for the procedure
• Prisoners
• Non-English speaker
• Under 18 years of age
• Has a condition that would contra-indicate the use of local anesthetic or epinephrine

Where it is running

• University of Massachusetts — Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

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