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

Completed

• Conditions: Urinary Catheter; Cesarean Section; Urinary Infection

• 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

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