Catheter Management After Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery

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Conditions studied: Urinary Retention Postoperative, Pelvic Organ Prolapse

In brief

This is a randomized controlled trial comparing plug-unplug catheter management, continuous drainage catheter systems and patients that do not get discharged with catheters after inpatient pelvic reconstructive surgery.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03071211

Run by

Hartford Hospital

People needed

96

Starts

2017-02-26

Expected to finish

2019-01-31

Last updated by the study team

2019-02-04

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 89. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Female
• Age 18-89
• Inpatient surgery
• surgery for pelvic organ prolapse with or without mid-urethral slings who fail initial voiding trial at the time of hospital discharge
• willing/able to provide written informed consent

You may not qualify if…

• male
• age < 18 or >89
• unwilling or unable to provide written informed consent
• undergoing outpatient surgery.
• planned postoperative catheter use
• discharged to a nursing facility or who are not candidates for the plug-unplug method for another reason (e.g., poor hand dexterity, paraplegia)
• suprapubic catheter placement
• procedures involving urethral bulking or Onabotulinum toxin A (Botox) injection
• procedures involving planned urethral or bladder surgery (e.g., fistula excision, mesh excision, excision of urethral diverticulum)
• procedures with only posterior vaginal repair
• presence of a neurologic condition affecting urinary function

Where it is running

• Hartford Hospital — Hartford, Connecticut, United States

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