Early Versus Late Catheter Removal in Patients With Acute Urinary Retention Secondary to Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia Under Tamsulosin Treatment
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- Enrollment
- 60
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- The duration for trial without catheter
Study Overview
Brief Summary
The aim of this work is to compare between early (3days) and late(7days) removal of urinary catheter after acute urine retention in patients with Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia under Tamsulosin treatment.
Detailed Description
This is a prospective randomized study, Men with acute urinary retention secondary to benign prostatic hyperplasia were catheterized and then, if they fulfilled the entry criteria, were randomly assigned to receive 0.4 mg tamsulosin hydrochloride for three days or seven days, After that the catheter was removed and the ability to void unaided assessed.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Treatment
- Masking
- None
Eligibility Criteria
- Sex
- Male
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria
- •Patients having first attack of acute urinary retention secondary to BPH.
Exclusion Criteria
- •Renal impairment.
- •Suspected urethral stricture.
- •Neurogenic bladder.
- •Cancer prostate.
- •Medically induced retention.
- •Previous use of alpha blockers.
- •History of drug hypersensitivity or allergy to Tamsulosin.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
The duration for trial without catheter
Time Frame: 6 Months
To determine the optimum period to remove catheter in patients complaining of acute urinary retention with benign prostatic hyperplasia.
Secondary Outcomes
- Factor affecting trial without catheter(6 Months)
Investigators
Salem Hassan Salem Mohamed
Cairo, Egypt
Al-Azhar University