Assessment of Third Trimester Post-void Residual and Validation of Bladder Scanner in Pregnancy and Post-partum

Assessment of Third Trimester Post-void Residual Along With Determining Validity of the Bladder Scanner in the Third Trimester of Pregnancy and Postpartum

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00782730

Enrollment

Registered

2008-10-31

Start date

2008-10-31

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2013-06-13

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Conditions

Pregnancy

Keywords

bladder volume measurement, pregnancy, bladder function, Postvoid residual volume assessment, Bladder volumes

Brief summary

This will be a descriptive study measuring the post-void residual of patients in the third trimester and postpartum. Also, bladder scan values will be compared to the amount of urine obtained from a Foley catheter to determine the accuracy of the bladder scanner in the third trimester and postpartum.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

FEMALE

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Age greater than 18 years. * Having a non-emergent Cesarean Delivery or labor epidural placed.

Exclusion criteria

* Age less than 18 years. * Emergent Cesarean delivery. * No epidural labor analgesia.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Define normal post-void residual volume in third trimester pregnancy and post-partum.	12-24 hours

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Calculate the validity of measurements form the bladder scanner ultrasound for bladder volumes during the third trimester of pregnancy and post-partum.	12-24 hours

Countries

United States

Outcome results