Comparison of the postoperative rate of complications and infections in indwelling and suprapubic urinary catheters

Comparison of the postoperative rate of complications and infections in indwelling urinary catheters and suprapubic catheters after anterior colporrhaphia: a three-arm prospective randomised trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN46098701

Enrollment

300

Registered

2009-01-16

Start date

2007-03-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2015-01-13

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Conditions

Urinary tract infection after operation Urological and Genital Diseases Complications of procedures, not elsewhere classified

Interventions

Method of randomisation: permutated block randomisation with variable block length Duration of recruitment: 12 months Arm A: IUCs for 24 hours Arm B: IUCs for 96 hours Arm C: suprapubic catheter fo

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Female patients 2. 45-85 year old 3. Patients with a planned anterior colporrhaphia 4. Patient's consent 5. Urine analysis and urine culture immediately before and 4 days after the operation

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Symptomatic urinary tract infection preoperatively 2. Epidural anaesthesia

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Rate of urinary tract infection at 4 days after operation.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Complications, assessed on the day of discharge (mean value: 6.85 days +/- 1.45).	—

Countries

Germany

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026