Comparison of Immediate Versus Delayed Removal of Urinary Catheter Following Elective Cesarean Section

Completed

• Conditions: Urinary Catheter; Cesarean Section; Urinary Infection
• Interventions: Other: Foley urethral catheter

• Registration Number: NCT02074852
• Lead Sponsor: Akmal El-Mazny

Brief Summary

The objective this trial is to compare immediate and 12 hours postoperative removal of urinary catheter after elective cesarean section; and whether early removal is associated with lower risk of urinary infection compared with delayed catheter removal.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2012-11
• Primary Completion: 2013-12
• Study First Submitted: 2014-02-24
• Study First Submitted QC: 2014-02-25
• Study First Posted: 2014-02-28
• Status Verified: 2014-03
• Last Update Submitted: 2014-03-01
• Last Update Posted: 2014-03-04

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 300

Inclusion Criteria

• Women admitted to the prenatal wards for primary or repeat elective cesarean section

Exclusion Criteria

• urinary infection (assessed clinically and by midstream urinalysis),
• significant vaginal bleeding,
• severe pre-eclampsia or eclampsia and/or any other conditions requiring postoperative monitoring of urinary output, and
• contraindications for general anesthesia.

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Immediate catheter removal	Foley urethral catheter	The catheter was removed immediately after the CS
Delayed catheter removal	Foley urethral catheter	The catheter was removed 12 hours postoperatively

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Number of cases with significant bacteriuria and urinary symptoms	1 year

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University; 🇪🇬 Cairo, Egypt