Efficacy of Lidocaine Gel in Reducing Foley Catheter Discomfort in Surgical Patients

Exploring the Potential Efficacy of Lidocaine Gel in Reducing Discomfort in Patients Undergoing Surgical Procedures Requiring Foley Catheter Placement

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Phase 4

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02709304

Enrollment

Registered

2016-03-16

Start date

2016-04-30

Completion date

2017-01-31

Last updated

2016-03-16

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Conditions

Urinary Catheter Discomfort in Surgical Patients

Keywords

urinary catheter discomfort

Brief summary

This study will evaluate whether lidocaine gel for urinary catheter insertion would decrease pain and discomfort associate with Foley catheters upon awakening from general anesthesia in the post anesthesia care unit. As a secondary objective, the study will evaluate bacterial colony counts from urine obtained from the surgical patients after insertion of the Foley catheter prior to prophylactic antimicrobial administration.

Interventions

DRUGLidocaine gel

Gel used for insertion of urinary catheter containing local anesthetic to determine if patients have less discomfort postoperatively when this is used

DRUGstandard gel

Standard gel that is used to insert a urinary catheter that does not contain local anesthetic

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

DOUBLE (Subject, Investigator)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

MALE

Age

19 Years to 100 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Males requiring catheterization for surgical procedures scheduled for less than 4 hours.

Exclusion criteria

* Females, patients with preexisting urological conditions, and infections

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Decrease postoperative urinary catheter related discomfort	Within 1 hour of emergence from general anesthetic	Subject and objective pain scale

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
decreased incidence of bacteriuria	immediate post catheter insertion and at 2 hour time point	Urine culture and colony counts

Contacts

Primary ContactMark D Reisbig, MD PhD

mdr44643@creighton.edu402-449-4847

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026