A Randomized Controlled Trial on the Effect of Retrograde Partial Bladder Fill on Time to Discharge and Overall Medical Staff Satisfaction

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT04309032

Enrollment

Registered

2020-03-16

Start date

2018-11-01

Completion date

2019-10-01

Last updated

2020-03-16

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Conditions

Retrograde Bladder Fill

Brief summary

This study is a randomized controlled trial on the effect of retrograde partial bladder fill on time to discharge in patients who have had urological surgery for BPH, and whether it affects overall medical staff satisfaction.

Interventions

PROCEDUREretrograde bladder filling with 0.9% normal saline 250cc prior to removal of foley catheter

0.9% NS 250cc was introduced before foley catheter removed for discharge

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

DOUBLE (Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

MALE

Age

20 Years to 80 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Any male patient between ages 20-80 with foley catheter indwelled after urological surgery performed at our institution

Exclusion criteria

* Any patient that does not remove foley catheter at discharge

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Time to void	1day	time from foley catheter removal to actual initial voiding
Time to discharge	1day	time from foley catheter removal to actual discharge
Medical staff satisfaction	1year	Medical staff satisfaction discomfort/satisfaction with overall process based on a Likert scale (5)
Patient satisfaction	1day	patient discomfort/satisfaction with overall process based on a Likert scale (5)

Countries

South Korea

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 13, 2026