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NCT Number: NCT06737393

Postoperative Bladder Filling After Outpatient Laparoscopic Hysterectomy and Time to Discharge

The investigators hypothesize that backfilling the bladder postoperatively will reduce time to spontaneous void and subsequent discharge from the post-anesthesia care unit.

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Key information

Conditions

Patient Discharge Urinary Complication

Age range

18 year–80 year

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

University of Tennessee Health Science Center

Memphis, Tennessee, 38103, United States

Location status: Recruiting

Location contact

Alex Samborski, MD

SUB_INVESTIGATOR

Amira Wohabrebbi, PhD

CONTACT

[email protected]

901-545-7453

Annette Hickerson, RN

CONTACT

[email protected]

901-448-4784

Emma Ryan, BS

SUB_INVESTIGATOR

Hunter R Harrison, MD

SUB_INVESTIGATOR

John O Schorge, MD

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Riley Short, MD

SUB_INVESTIGATOR

About this study

This is a prospective, single-blinded, randomized clinical trials in which patients undergoing laparoscopic hysterectomy will be randomized in a 1:1 ratio to have the bladder backfilled at the completion of the surgery prior to Foley catheter removal. If the patient is assigned to group A, 200 mL of room temperature, sterile normal saline will be instilled retrograde into the bladder at the completion of the surgery prior to Foley catheter removal and the Foley subsequently removed intraoperatively. If the patient is assigned to group B, the Foley catheter will be removed intraoperatively at completion of the procedure. The standard protocol is to use a 16F Foley catheter for gynecologic laparoscopy cases, and patients in both groups will receive the same size catheter. After surgery, time to discharge and time to void will be recorded.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Women aged 18 to 80
  • Undergoing planned laparoscopic hysterectomy as a day surgery procedure

Exclusion criteria

  • Women younger than 18 or older than 80 years of age
  • Undergoing a non-laparoscopic unplanned surgical procedure

Treatment and study plan

Backfill

Procedure

Participants undergoing laparoscopic hysterectomy have the bladder filled with 200 mL saline prior to Foley removal at the end of surgery.

Primary outcomes

  1. Time to discharge

    Time frame: Within 3 days following surgery

    The time to discharge for each participant, which will be defined as the length of time from surgery completion to discharge from the post-anesthesia care unit, will be recorded.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Time to void

    Time frame: Within 3 days following surgery

    The time to void for each participant, which will be defined as the length of time from surgery completion to the time of participant's first voiding event, will be recorded.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Tennessee

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Postoperative Bladder Filling After Outpatient Laparoscopic Hysterectomy and Time to Discharge: a Randomized Controlled Trial

Important dates

Study start
2025
Primary completion
2026
Study completion
2026
First posted
Dec 17, 2024
Registry last updated
Dec 17, 2024

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