Hernia Surgery Urinary Retention

Memorial Health University Medical Center

Status and phase: Unknown; Phase 4

Conditions: Urinary Retention; Hernia

Treatments: Drug: Tamsulosin

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03027115

MHUMC 2016.10.05

Details and patient eligibility

About

Investigating whether pre-operative treatment with a selective alpha1-adrenoceptor antagonist affects the likelihood of male patients developing post-operative urinary retention following hernia repair.

Full description

The purpose of this study will be to investigate whether pre-operative treatment with a selective alpha1-adrenoceptor antagonist affects the likelihood of male patients developing post-operative urinary retention following hernia repair surgery. It is also of interest to determine whether or not a well-known urological screening tool, the IPSS, can identify patients at risk for urinary retention following elective laparoscopic or open hernia repair surgery. We will investigate if it is possible to pre-treat patients with a selective alpha1-adrenoceptor antagonist which we think can reduce the incidence of post-operative urinary retention and the associated adverse consequences, especially in those patients at higher risk.

Enrollment: 140 estimated patients

Sex: Male

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Male
• 18 years of age
• Presenting with hernia requiring surgical intervention

Exclusion criteria

• Intolerability of tamsulosin or related drugs
• Investigator discretion
• Unwillingness or inability to comply with protocol procedures and assessments

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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140 participants in 2 patient groups

Treatment

Experimental group

Description:

treatment with a selective alpha1-adrenoceptor antagonist

Treatment:

Drug: Tamsulosin

Control

No Intervention group

Description:

no treatment