Tamsulosin for Easier Urination After Pelvic Floor Surgery
Treatments studied
Part of Kidney & urinary clinical trials.
This trial tests whether the drug tamsulosin (a medication that relaxes bladder muscles) helps you urinate more easily right after same-day surgery for pelvic organ prolapse or incontinence. It aims to reduce the need for a catheter after surgery.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are scheduled for surgery to repair pelvic organ prolapse (when organs drop into the vagina) or surgery for urinary incontinence (leaking urine).
- You are not currently taking a medication called an alpha blocker (like tamsulosin, doxazosin, or terazosin).
- You do not have a history of low blood pressure, fainting, or a condition called POTS that affects blood pressure when standing.
- You have never needed a catheter (a tube) to drain your bladder because you couldn't urinate.
- You are not pregnant and can speak English or have a Spanish interpreter available.
- You are able to understand and consent to the study, and your surgery is done only by a urogynecologist (a specialist in female pelvic medicine).
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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