Early Foley Catheter Removal After Diverticular Colovesical Fistula Repair

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Conditions studied: Colovesical Fistula

In brief

Patients undergoing surgical repair of colovesical fistula will have have "early" (post-operative day 3) cystogram and removal of bladder catheter. Outcomes from the "early" group will be compared to historical "late" group data to determine if early bladder catheter removal is safe.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT05235204

Run by

Karim Alavi

People needed

65

Starts

2019-03-13

Expected to finish

2026-01-31

Last updated by the study team

2026-02-20

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• Adults aged 18 and over
• Undergoing surgical repair of diverticular colovesical fistula

You may not qualify if…

• Patients with active and untreated genitourinary cancers
• Subjects with known or suspected Inflammatory Bowel Disease as the cause of colovesical fistula.
• Individuals who are not expected to regain normal bladder function after surgery as defined by either pre-existing bladder dysfunction with chronic indwelling urinary catheter, supra-pubic catheter, or surgical urinary diversion
• Individuals who require re-operation prior to Foley removal
• Adults unable to consent
• Pregnant women
• Prisoners
• Individuals who are not yet adults (infants, children, teenagers less than 18 years old)

Where it is running

• UMass Memorial Medical Center Memorial Campus — Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

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