Shorter urinary catheter time after pelvic surgery
Part of Digestive system, Kidney & urinary clinical trials.
This study looks at whether the urinary (Foley) catheter can stay in place for a shorter time after certain pelvic operations. It aims to see if timing of catheter removal is safer and more comfortable, especially for bladder function.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are 18 years or older and having a planned (not emergency) pelvic operation involving mesorectal removal
- Your surgery is for rectal cancer (low anterior resection or abdominoperineal resection) or proctectomy for inflammatory bowel disease
- You are having this type of surgery by open, laparoscopic, or robotic method
- You have no history of urinary retention after prior surgery or after catheter removal, or it is not untreated
- You do not have a long-term catheter (like a chronic Foley) or a surgically created urine bypass/bladder (like ileal conduit or neobladder)
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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