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How the Method of Bladder Emptying After Epidural Placement in Labor Affects Postpartum Voiding
Led by University of Pittsburgh · Updated on 2026-02-05
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Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
85 weeks
Total Duration
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What this Trial Is About
At least ten percent of patients have postpartum urinary retention or difficulty urinating after birth, which can cause incontinence and other urinary problems long-term. After getting an epidural placed, patients should be numb in their pelvic region. This numbness makes it difficult to feel the need to urinate, so patients need a urinary catheter placed to empty the bladder. Some patients have one catheter placed throughout their labor and others have a catheter placed to empty the bladder then removed every few hours. The investigators are studying whether placing a catheter once or catheterizing multiple times affects the rate of postpartum urinary problems and infection.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
How the Method of Bladder Emptying After Epidural Placement in Labor Affects Postpartum Voiding
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Pregnant patients planning vaginal delivery presenting in labor or for induction of labor
- Age 18 years and older
- Live fetus
- Receive epidural anesthesia
You will not qualify if you...
- Under 18 years old
- Stillbirth
- Baseline overactive bladder symptoms, neurogenic bladder diagnoses, or use of bladder catheterization during pregnancy
- Received antibiotics during labor
- Diagnosed bacteriuria with >100,000 CFU/mL of a single bacterial species in urine, regardless of symptoms
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
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UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15217
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Research Team
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Elena Lands, MD
CONTACT
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Anna Binstock, MD
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
DOUBLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
PREVENTION
Number of Arms
2
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