NCT04783012

Patient Removal of Catheters After Urogynecologic Surgery

Patient Removal of Urinary Catheters After Urogynecologic Surgery: A Randomized Non-Inferiority Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 120 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Management of postoperative urinary retention often requires the use of indwelling catheters. The purpose of this study is to see if patient removal of catheters at home is non-inferior to standard office removal.

Detailed description

Voiding trials are a routine part of Urogynecologic surgery. Management of postoperative urinary retention often requires the use of indwelling catheters. However, patients often view the need for catheters as the worst part of their surgical experience, and follow-up voiding trials in the office utilize excess healthcare resources. Many Urology practices allow patient removal of catheters after procedures, though this has not been formally studied. The purpose of this study is to see if patient removal of catheters at home is non-inferior to standard office removal.

Conditions

• Urinary Retention Postoperative
• Patient Satisfaction

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Catheter removal	Catheter management strategy after surgery

Timeline

• Start date: 2021-02-15
• Primary completion: 2022-07-30
• Completion: 2022-09-09
• First posted: 2021-03-04
• Last updated: 2023-07-18

Locations

2 sites across 1 country: United States