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Catheter removal for Urinary Retention (CARES Trial)

N/A
Waitlist Available
Led By Amy L Askew, MD, MPH
Research Sponsored by University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up 2-5 days postoperatively
Awards & highlights

CARES Trial Summary

This trial is testing whether patients can remove their own indwelling catheters at home, which is less invasive than having them removed in a medical office.

Eligible Conditions
  • Urinary Retention
  • Patient Satisfaction

CARES Trial Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~2-5 days postoperatively
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 2-5 days postoperatively for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Risk of Urinary Retention in the Early Postoperative Period
Secondary outcome measures
Number of nursing calls and office visits for urinary issues in the six week postoperative period

CARES Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: Home removal of catheter after surgeryExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Patients randomized to home removal will be assigned to remove their catheters on postoperative day (POD) 2 (or if Th/F surgery, POD 4 or POD 3, respectively). They will be handed an instructional packed with visual, written and video instructions for catheter removal.
Group II: Office removal of catheter after surgeryActive Control1 Intervention
Patients randomized to office removal will be assigned to return to the office on POD 2 (or if Th/F surgery, POD 4 or POD 3, respectively) for standard nurse visit with backfill, catheter removal and voiding trial in the office.
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Catheter removal
2021
N/A
~120

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Who is running the clinical trial?

University of North Carolina, Chapel HillLead Sponsor
1,504 Previous Clinical Trials
4,187,542 Total Patients Enrolled
5 Trials studying Urinary Retention
397 Patients Enrolled for Urinary Retention
Amy L Askew, MD, MPHPrincipal InvestigatorUNC Chapel Hill
Ijeoma Agu, MDPrincipal InvestigatorUNC Chapel Hill

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Are there any vacancies remaining in this trial for potential participants?

"Per the information hosted on clinicaltrials.gov, this scientific trial is actively enrolling participants. It was originally posted to the website of February 15th 2021 and has been amended as recently as April 21st 2022."

Answered by AI

How many participants are being included in this medical trial?

"Affirmative. Clinicaltrials.gov currently displays information regarding this clinical trial, which was initially posted on February 15th 2021 and last modified April 21st 2022. Presently, the study is seeking to recruit 240 individuals from two different sites."

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