Peri-operative Tamsulosin and Impact on Voiding Trial Following Outpatient Urogynecology Surgery: a Randomized Controlled Trial
TriHealth Inc.
Summary
The purpose of this research study is to determine if taking tamsulosin preoperatively decreases your chances of being discharged after surgery with a Foley catheter (flexible tube that drains urine from the bladder into a collection bag).
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18+ years
- Sex
- Female
- Healthy volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria: \- Patients undergoing any pelvic organ prolapse repair or incontinence surgery Exclusion Criteria: * Any surgery involving a non-urogynecologist * Patients already on an alpha blocker * Baseline hypotension * History of syncope * Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) * Non-English speaker or interpreter unavailable for Spanish-speaking patient * Impaired cognition impeding proper consenting * Any other medical contraindication for tamsulosin use * History of urinary retention requiring continuous or intermittent catheterization * Patients consented for the st…
Interventions
- DrugTamsulosin
This intervention will investigate if tamsulosin will decrease postoperative urinary retention. Subjects will be directed to start taking the medication 5-7 days prior to their procedure; as previous studies have shown, this is when tamsulosin reaches its steady state. Patients will continue to take their assigned pills for 7 days postoperatively.
- DrugPlacebo
This intervention will ensure blinding and an accurate measure of the real effect of tamsulosin.
Location
- TriHealthCincinnati, Ohio