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A Randomized Controlled Trial on the Effect of Retrograde Partial Bladder Fill on Time to Discharge and Overall Medical Staff Satisfaction

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Retrograde Bladder Fill
Interventions
Procedure: retrograde bladder filling with 0.9% normal saline 250cc prior to removal of foley catheter
Registration Number
NCT04309032
Lead Sponsor
Seoul National University Hospital
Brief Summary

This study is a randomized controlled trial on the effect of retrograde partial bladder fill on time to discharge in patients who have had urological surgery for BPH, and whether it affects overall medical staff satisfaction.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
Male
Target Recruitment
54
Inclusion Criteria
  • Any male patient between ages 20-80 with foley catheter indwelled after urological surgery performed at our institution
Exclusion Criteria
  • Any patient that does not remove foley catheter at discharge

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Bladder fillretrograde bladder filling with 0.9% normal saline 250cc prior to removal of foley catheterRetrograde bladder filling of 250cc of 0.9% normal saline for irrigation prior to removal of foley catheter
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Time to void1day

time from foley catheter removal to actual initial voiding

Time to discharge1day

time from foley catheter removal to actual discharge

Patient satisfaction1day

patient discomfort/satisfaction with overall process based on a Likert scale (5)

Medical staff satisfaction1year

Medical staff satisfaction discomfort/satisfaction with overall process based on a Likert scale (5)

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Seoul National University Bundang Hospital

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Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, Korea, Republic of

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