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Home vs. Office Foley Catheter Removal in Women With Voiding Difficulty Following Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery

NCT03373773 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 78

Last updated 2022-08-29

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the patient satisfaction with voiding assessment remotely after removal of Foley catheter at home by the patient or her caregiver compared to removal at the office by a healthcare provider in patients who have been diagnosed to have voiding difficulty after pelvic reconstructive surgery.

Conditions

  • Voiding Disorders

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Foley catheter removal

After reinsertion of the Foley catheter, both groups of women will be given instructions on urinary catheter and bag management, this will be done by an RN as per standard protocol. Prior to discharge, every subject from the home removal group as well as their significant other/caregiver/family member will receive a standardized education session and written and illustrated instructions on Foley catheter removal from RN, per standard protocol. They will be provided with the syringe for catheter removal, urine collection pan, and a diary to record their voiding quality and quantity. Both groups of women will have the catheter removal in 2 days.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Yale University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Oz Harmanli · Yale University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
85 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-03-12
Primary Completion
2021-08-19
Completion
2021-08-19

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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