Status:

COMPLETED

The Effect of Pudendal Blocks on Voiding Dysfunction Following Slings

Lead Sponsor:

Michael Flynn

Conditions:

Stress Urinary Incontinence

Eligibility:

FEMALE

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

To determine the effect of a bilateral pudendal block on voiding dysfunction following midurethral slings.

Detailed Description

Midurethral slings (MUS) are commonly performed to treat stress urinary incontinence in women. One common complication is short-term postoperative voiding dysfunction. Approximately 20% of patients un...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Women undergoing a midurethral sling without concomitant procedures under general anesthesia

Exclusion

  • Unable to consent (lacking capacity)
  • Under 18 years of age
  • Pregnant women
  • Prisoners
  • Using intermittent self-catheterization preoperatively
  • Neurological disease or spinal cord injury resulting in voiding dysfunction
  • Allergy to bupivacaine
  • Diagnosis of chronic pain syndromes
  • Daily use of narcotics
  • Intra-operative bladder injury necessitating use of a prolonged indwelling Foley catheter

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 1 2017

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

July 1 2019

Estimated Enrollment :

90 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03353714

Start Date

October 1 2017

End Date

July 1 2019

Last Update

October 21 2019

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University of Massachusetts

Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, 01605