Flexible V/S Rigid Cystoscopy In Men With Urinary Tract Infection

Randomized Controlled Study To Evaluate The Outcomes Between Rigid And Flexible Cystoscopy In Men With Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms Undergoing Diagnostic Cystoscopy

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT03833752

Enrollment

Registered

2019-02-07

Start date

2017-01-01

Completion date

2018-01-14

Last updated

2019-02-12

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Conditions

Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms

Keywords

rigid cystoscopy, flexible cystosocpy, UTI, BPH

Brief summary

The objective of this study is to perform a randomized study, comparing the outcomes of the above two types of cystoscopy in terms of discomfort experienced by the patient, while undergoing the procedure.

Detailed description

Cystoscopy is a commonly performed routine outpatient procedure and an essential diagnostic tool in urology.Compared with flexible endoscopes, rigid instruments offer better image quality, a wider lumen of the working channel, improved irrigant flow and superior handiness. However, flexible cystoscopes provide more options for patient positioning, enable smooth passage over an elevated bladder neck or median lobe, facilitate full inspection of the bladder because of their movable tip and, what is most important is it significantly improve patient comfort(patient can be positioned in any comfortable position).

Interventions

DIAGNOSTIC_TESTDiagnostic Flexible Cystosocpy

Endoscopic Visualization of the Lower Urinary tract using either a flexible cystoscope for the purpose of aiding the establishment of a Urological Diagnosis.

DIAGNOSTIC_TESTDiagnostic Rigid Cystoscopy

Endoscopic Visualization of the Lower Urinary tract using either a rigid cystoscope for the purpose of aiding the establishment of a Urological Diagnosis.

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

DIAGNOSTIC

Masking

SINGLE (Subject)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

MALE

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* patients with lower urinary tract symptoms

Exclusion criteria

* patients with Suprapubic catheter * History of radical prostatectomy or cystoprostatectomy * Clinical evidence of urethral stricture, prostatitis * Patients with bacterial growth on urine culture

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Post Procedure Discomfort	periprocedure	Discomfort experienced immediately post procedure by the patient defined as a Visual Analogue Scale score of more than 3 (range is from 1 to 10)
Duration of Procedure	periprocedure	time taken to complete the entire test in minutes starting from insertion of the cystoscope through the urethral meatus, visualising the entire bladder and urethra , till the removal of the scope after making the observations.

Countries

India

Outcome results

None listed

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