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Efficacy of Lidocaine Gel in Reducing Foley Catheter Discomfort in Surgical Patients

NCT02709304 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: PHASE4 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 40

Last updated 2016-03-16

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This study will evaluate whether lidocaine gel for urinary catheter insertion would decrease pain and discomfort associate with Foley catheters upon awakening from general anesthesia in the post anesthesia care unit. As a secondary objective, the study will evaluate bacterial colony counts from urine obtained from the surgical patients after insertion of the Foley catheter prior to prophylactic antimicrobial administration.

Conditions

  • Urinary Catheter Discomfort in Surgical Patients

Interventions

DRUG

Lidocaine gel

Gel used for insertion of urinary catheter containing local anesthetic to determine if patients have less discomfort postoperatively when this is used

DRUG

standard gel

Standard gel that is used to insert a urinary catheter that does not contain local anesthetic

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Creighton University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Mark D Reisbig, MD PhD · Creighton University School of Medicine / CHI Health

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
19 Years
Max Age
100 Years
Sex
MALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-04-30
Primary Completion
2017-01-31
Completion
2017-01-31

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