RECRUITING

Post-operative Urinary Retention (POUR) Following Thoracic Surgery

Study Overview

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Description

Inability to urinate a common complication that happens to many patients after a surgery, especially in men over 60 years of age who undergo surgery on their chest. Urinary retention is uncomfortable, increases anxiety, increases hospital length of stay, and leads to more procedures such as putting in a bladder catheter (Foley). This is uncomfortable, and can lead to bleeding, infection, damage to the urethra and/or bladder and bladder spasm. The goal of this study is to attempt to prevent inability to urinate by giving patients a medication called Flomax (Tamusolin) every day beginning a week before surgery. That medication relaxes the prostate. It's approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to improve urinary flow in those with enlarged prostates. It is also commonly used in patients with bladder problems due to inability to urinate who have required a Foley.

Official Title

Post-operative Urinary Retention (POUR) Following Thoracic Surgery

Quick Facts

Study Start:2018-05-07
Study Completion:2026-03-30
Study Type:Not specified
Phase:Not Applicable
Enrollment:Not specified
Status:RECRUITING

Study ID

NCT03609580

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Ages Eligible for Study:50 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study:MALE
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:Yes
Standard Ages:ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Inclusion CriteriaExclusion Criteria
  1. Age 18 years or older
  2. Willing and able to provide informed consent
  3. Able to understand and follow study procedures
  4. Stable medical condition
  1. * Using Flomax already
  2. * Allergy to Flomax or sulfa drugs
  3. * Current use of alpha blockers or alpha agonists
  4. * Resting systolic blood pressure \<100
  5. * Orthostatic hypotension of \>20mm Hg (millimeters of mercury) Systolic and/or 10mm Hg diastolic pressure from sitting to standing (after 2 minutes of standing) as measured at the time of consent
  6. * Known diagnosis of congestive heart failure and valvular heart disease
  7. * History of prostate surgery (prostatectomy, trans-urethral resection)

Contacts and Locations

Study Contact

Daniel Mansour, MD
CONTACT
551-996-2000
daniel.mansour@hmhn.org

Principal Investigator

Daniel Mansour, MD
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Hackensack Meridian Health

Study Locations (Sites)

Daniel Mansour
Hackensack, New Jersey, 07601
United States

Collaborators and Investigators

Sponsor: Hackensack Meridian Health

  • Daniel Mansour, MD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Hackensack Meridian Health

Study Record Dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Registration Dates

Study Start Date2018-05-07
Study Completion Date2026-03-30

Study Record Updates

Study Start Date2018-05-07
Study Completion Date2026-03-30

Terms related to this study

Keywords Provided by Researchers

  • post operative urinary retention
  • inability to urinate
  • urinary retentions
  • lung cancer
  • VATs
  • Robotic Lung Surgery
  • lung resections

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

  • Urinary Retention