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Spinal anesthesia for Urinary Retention

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Waitlist Available
Led By Laura Martin, DO
Research Sponsored by The Cleveland Clinic
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
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Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up within the first week after surgery
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Study Summary

The purpose of the study is to compare the risk of being unable to urinate shortly after surgery, also called acute post-operative urinary retention (POUR) between spinal and general anesthesia in women who undergo outpatient pelvic organ prolapse with stress urinary incontinence surgery.

Eligible Conditions
  • Urinary Retention
  • Uterine Prolapse

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~within the first week after surgery
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and within the first week after surgery for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

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Primary outcome measures
Incidence of postoperative urinary retention

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: Spinal anesthesiaExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Subjects randomized to spinal anesthesia will receive Bupivacaine 0.75%, 8-12.5 mg dose depending on estimated duration of surgery and anesthesiologist decision. In addition to spinal anesthesia, these subjects will possibly have concurrent administration of fentanyl, midazolam, and propofol so that they are mildy sedated or sleeping.
Group II: General anesthesiaActive Control1 Intervention
Subjects randomized to general anesthesia will receive propofol induction, in combination with a muscle relaxant and inhalational gas per anesthesia standard of care at our institution
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Spinal anesthesia
2017
Completed Phase 4
~3960

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Who is running the clinical trial?

The Cleveland ClinicLead Sponsor
1,026 Previous Clinical Trials
1,366,008 Total Patients Enrolled
4 Trials studying Urinary Retention
913 Patients Enrolled for Urinary Retention
Laura Martin, DOPrincipal InvestigatorClevland Clinic Florida
2 Previous Clinical Trials
390 Total Patients Enrolled

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Recent research and studies
clinicaltrials.govStudy
Does Spinal Anesthesia for Prolapse Surgery With Lead to Urinary Retention?
Laura Martin 2015. "Does Spinal Anesthesia for Prolapse Surgery With Lead to Urinary Retention?". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02547155.
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