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Comparing Voiding Trials After Midurethral Sling for Stress Incontinence

Primary Purpose

Stress Urinary Incontinence, Urethral Hypermobility, Cystocele

Status
Completed
Phase
Not Applicable
Locations
United States
Study Type
Interventional
Intervention
Voiding trial
Sponsored by
Northwell Health
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Eligibility
Locations
Arms
Outcomes
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About this trial

This is an interventional treatment trial for Stress Urinary Incontinence focused on measuring midurethral sling, Voiding trial, stress urinary incontinence

Eligibility Criteria

18 Years - undefined (Adult, Older Adult)FemaleAccepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Postoperative patients after placement of midurethral sling (retropubic sling or transobturator) with or without anterior or posterior colporrhaphy.
  2. Ability to provide informed consent and complete all study requirements

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Patients who underwent a surgery that requires long term catheterization (i.e fistula repair or urethral diverticulum)
  2. Patients who sustained a cystotomy during surgery as our divisional protocol is to send these patients home with a Foley catheter for 5-14 days without a voiding trial
  3. Patients who had an apical repair for pelvic organ prolapse (Uterosacral vaginal vault suspension, Abdominal sacral colpopexy, sacrospinous ligament fixation)

Sites / Locations

  • Urogynecology, Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery

Arms of the Study

Arm 1

Arm 2

Arm Type

Active Comparator

Active Comparator

Arm Label

FAST voiding trial method

Retrograde fill voiding trial method

Arm Description

1) Bladder drained with indwelling foley catheter, then retrograde filled with 300cc sterile water. 2) catheter is removed; 3) Patient voids within 20 minutes (if unable to void after 20 minutes, she will be discharged home with a catheter secondary to voiding dysfunction). 4) The patient will subjectively quantify their FOS via VAS scale. 5) If VAS scale >50 (=50%) the catheter will remain out, patient is discharged home without measuring a PVR 6) If VAS scale is from 0-49 (= 0-49%) a PVR will be checked via bladder scan. If PVR is <500 the patient will be discharged WITHOUT a catheter; If PVR is >500 the patient will be discharged WITH a catheter. If she is discharged with an indwelling foley catheter, she will have an in-office retrograde voiding trial in 2-5 days

1) Bladder drained with indwelling foley catheter, then retrograde filled with 300cc sterile water. 2) catheter is removed; 3) Patient voids within 20 minutes (if unable to void after 20 minutes, she will be discharged home with a catheter secondary to voiding dysfunction). 4) The patient will subjectively quantify their FOS via VAS scale (however this information will only be used for research purposes). 5) If she voids >/= 2/3 (200cc) the catheter will remain out as she will have passed her voiding trial. If she voids < 200cc she will be discharged home with a catheter and instructed to follow-up in 2-5 days for an in-office retrograde voiding trial in 2-5 days.

Outcomes

Primary Outcome Measures

Rate of emergency room visits or unexpected visits to the office within 6 weeks postoperatively for voiding dysfunction or suspected infection
Any additional visit outside the patient's scheduled postoperative visits to the emergency room, urgent care facility or doctor's office will be recorded for up to 6 six weeks postoperatively

Secondary Outcome Measures

Number of patients sent home with a catheter
the number of patients in each arm who are sent home with a catheter will be recorded
Number of patients with reported UTI
Time to discharge from hospital
Time upon arrival to Post Anesthesia Care Unit to discharge to home will be calculated for each arm
Patient satisfaction with postoperative bladder function
American Urological Association Symptom Score (AUASS); Urinary Distress Inventory (UDI-6)

Full Information

First Posted
March 23, 2015
Last Updated
October 19, 2016
Sponsor
Northwell Health
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1. Study Identification

Unique Protocol Identification Number
NCT02400034
Brief Title
Comparing Voiding Trials After Midurethral Sling for Stress Incontinence
Official Title
A Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Force of Stream to Traditional Retrograde Fill Voiding Trial After Midurethral Sling With or Without Vaginal Prolapse Surgery
Study Type
Interventional

2. Study Status

Record Verification Date
October 2016
Overall Recruitment Status
Completed
Study Start Date
March 2015 (undefined)
Primary Completion Date
June 2016 (Actual)
Study Completion Date
June 2016 (Actual)

3. Sponsor/Collaborators

Responsible Party, by Official Title
Principal Investigator
Name of the Sponsor
Northwell Health

4. Oversight

Data Monitoring Committee
Yes

5. Study Description

Brief Summary
Urinary incontinence is a prevalent health and quality of life concern affecting almost half of women over the age of 20. Urinary retention (abnormal holding of urine) is a concern of many surgeons who perform midurethral sling surgery. All patients after outpatient midurethral sling or vaginal prolpase surgery must complete a voiding trial if they are to be discharged without a catheter. The purpose of this study is to compare two different types of postoperative voiding trials to determine which leads to less post-operative issues, such as urinary retention requiring catheterization. You are being asked to participate because you are having midurethral sling surgery, either with or without vaginal prolapse repair.
Detailed Description
Urinary incontinence is a prevalent health and quality of life concern affecting an estimated 49.6% of women over the age of 20 years in the USA. (1) Of these, 49.8% describe pure stress urinary incontinence (SUI) and 34.3% report mixed stress and urgency urinary incontinence. (1) Midurethral sling (MUS) surgery is used to treat women with SUI, but accepted protocols for voiding trials after midurethral sling placement do not exist. Primarily, many surgeons measure postvoid residual (PVR) urine volume. This is done by retrograde filling of the bladder with a predetermined amount of normal saline or water. The catheter is then removed and the patient is permitted to void into a collection basin. The amount in the basin is subtracted from the filled amount. The need for catheterization is generally based on arbitrarily determined ratios of voided urine to PVR or postoperative. The acceptable amount voided during catheterization varies among practitioners. In a study by Kleeman et al, the patient was required to void >50% of volume filled during retrograde fill for discharge from hospital without an indwelling Foley catheter (2). Pulvino et al, required that the patient void > 2/3 the amount of the volume placed during retrograde fill (3). The force of stream trial (FAST) does not prioritize amount voided, but rather the patient's subjective force of stream. The bladder is retrograde filled with 300cc normal saline or water and the patient is instructed to void.. Using FAST, a patient uses a VAS scale to quantify her force of stream. If she states that her Force of Stream (FOS) is >50% stronger than prior to surgery, independent of the amount voided, she is discharged without a catheter. If the FOS is <50% a PVR via bladder scan is performed. If her PVR is <500cc the patient was discharged home without a catheter in place. If the PVR, via bladder scan was > 500cc she was discharged with a catheter. Ingber et. Al. showed the FAST method was a safe method for predicting postoperative voiding dysfunction and/or urinary retention. No patients presented to the office or emergency room for voiding dysfunction or urinary retention (4). Urinary retention is a concern of many surgeons who perform midurethral sling surgery; 25% of urologists routinely discharge patients home with a catheter and 31% admit patients overnight or for 23 hour observation, with 42% doing so for the primary purpose of facilitating the voiding trial. (5) Published catheterization rates for these protocols can approach 39%. (6,7) Temporary catheterization does not pose a significant medical risk, but it is perceived as an inconvenience and source of discomfort for many patients. Proper care of an indwelling foley catheter requires extra teaching from nursing and/or house staff. No randomized control trials (RCT) have been performed comparing the FAST method to the traditional retrograde voiding trial. In our practice we assess postoperative voiding function using the retrograde fill with 300cc saline or water. We also require a 2/3 quantity voided for discontinuation of catheter. All patients after outpatient midurethral sling or vaginal prolpase surgery must complete a voiding trial if they are to be discharged without a catheter. This is standard of care and followed in our practice. We would like to compare both postoperative voiding trials in patients who have undergone surgical repair concomitant midurethral sling with or without anterior colporrhaphy. We will include those patients who also had an anterior colporrhaphy at time of sling placement as this procedure is commonly performed at the time of sling placement for stablization of MUS. We will assess the number of emergent or unexpected visits for voiding dysfunction. An unexpected visit to the office will be defined as any visit outside of the patient's prior scheduled postoperative visits.

6. Conditions and Keywords

Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study
Stress Urinary Incontinence, Urethral Hypermobility, Cystocele
Keywords
midurethral sling, Voiding trial, stress urinary incontinence

7. Study Design

Primary Purpose
Treatment
Study Phase
Not Applicable
Interventional Study Model
Parallel Assignment
Masking
None (Open Label)
Allocation
Randomized
Enrollment
112 (Actual)

8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions

Arm Title
FAST voiding trial method
Arm Type
Active Comparator
Arm Description
1) Bladder drained with indwelling foley catheter, then retrograde filled with 300cc sterile water. 2) catheter is removed; 3) Patient voids within 20 minutes (if unable to void after 20 minutes, she will be discharged home with a catheter secondary to voiding dysfunction). 4) The patient will subjectively quantify their FOS via VAS scale. 5) If VAS scale >50 (=50%) the catheter will remain out, patient is discharged home without measuring a PVR 6) If VAS scale is from 0-49 (= 0-49%) a PVR will be checked via bladder scan. If PVR is <500 the patient will be discharged WITHOUT a catheter; If PVR is >500 the patient will be discharged WITH a catheter. If she is discharged with an indwelling foley catheter, she will have an in-office retrograde voiding trial in 2-5 days
Arm Title
Retrograde fill voiding trial method
Arm Type
Active Comparator
Arm Description
1) Bladder drained with indwelling foley catheter, then retrograde filled with 300cc sterile water. 2) catheter is removed; 3) Patient voids within 20 minutes (if unable to void after 20 minutes, she will be discharged home with a catheter secondary to voiding dysfunction). 4) The patient will subjectively quantify their FOS via VAS scale (however this information will only be used for research purposes). 5) If she voids >/= 2/3 (200cc) the catheter will remain out as she will have passed her voiding trial. If she voids < 200cc she will be discharged home with a catheter and instructed to follow-up in 2-5 days for an in-office retrograde voiding trial in 2-5 days.
Intervention Type
Other
Intervention Name(s)
Voiding trial
Other Intervention Name(s)
voiding
Intervention Description
1 of 2 tests to assess bladder function after midurethral sling surgery with and without anterior or posterior colporrhaphy
Primary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Rate of emergency room visits or unexpected visits to the office within 6 weeks postoperatively for voiding dysfunction or suspected infection
Description
Any additional visit outside the patient's scheduled postoperative visits to the emergency room, urgent care facility or doctor's office will be recorded for up to 6 six weeks postoperatively
Time Frame
6 weeks
Secondary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Number of patients sent home with a catheter
Description
the number of patients in each arm who are sent home with a catheter will be recorded
Time Frame
6 weeks
Title
Number of patients with reported UTI
Time Frame
6 weeks
Title
Time to discharge from hospital
Description
Time upon arrival to Post Anesthesia Care Unit to discharge to home will be calculated for each arm
Time Frame
6 weeks
Title
Patient satisfaction with postoperative bladder function
Description
American Urological Association Symptom Score (AUASS); Urinary Distress Inventory (UDI-6)
Time Frame
6 weeks

10. Eligibility

Sex
Female
Minimum Age & Unit of Time
18 Years
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: Postoperative patients after placement of midurethral sling (retropubic sling or transobturator) with or without anterior or posterior colporrhaphy. Ability to provide informed consent and complete all study requirements Exclusion Criteria: Patients who underwent a surgery that requires long term catheterization (i.e fistula repair or urethral diverticulum) Patients who sustained a cystotomy during surgery as our divisional protocol is to send these patients home with a Foley catheter for 5-14 days without a voiding trial Patients who had an apical repair for pelvic organ prolapse (Uterosacral vaginal vault suspension, Abdominal sacral colpopexy, sacrospinous ligament fixation)
Overall Study Officials:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Harvey A Winkler, MD
Organizational Affiliation
North Shore LIJ Divsion of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery
Official's Role
Principal Investigator
Facility Information:
Facility Name
Urogynecology, Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery
City
Great Neck
State/Province
New York
ZIP/Postal Code
11021
Country
United States

12. IPD Sharing Statement

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19913831
Citation
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Results Reference
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Citation
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Citation
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