Early Foley Catheter Removal After Diverticular Colovesical Fistula Repair
Patients undergoing surgical repair of colovesical fistula will have have "early" (post-operative day 3) cystogram and removal of bladder catheter. Outcomes from the "early" group will be compared to historical "late" group data to determine if early bladder catheter removal is safe.
Conditions:
🦠 Colovesical Fistula
🗓️ Study Start (Actual) 13 March 2019
🗓️ Primary Completion (Estimated) April 2024
✅ Study Completion (Estimated) July 2024
👥 Enrollment (Estimated) 48
🔬 Study Type INTERVENTIONAL
📊 Phase NA
Locations:
📍 Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

📋 Eligibility Criteria

Description

    Inclusion Criteria:

    • * Adults aged 18 and over
    • * Undergoing surgical repair of diverticular colovesical fistula

    Exclusion Criteria:

    • * Patients with active and untreated genitourinary cancers
    • * Subjects with known or suspected Inflammatory Bowel Disease as the cause of colovesical fistula.
    • * Individuals who are not expected to regain normal bladder function after surgery as defined by either pre-existing bladder dysfunction with chronic indwelling urinary catheter, supra-pubic catheter, or surgical urinary diversion
    • * Individuals who require re-operation prior to Foley removal
    • * Adults unable to consent
    • * Pregnant women
    • * Prisoners
    • * Individuals who are not yet adults (infants, children, teenagers less than 18 years old)
Ages Eligible for Study: 18 Years to N/A (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)
Sexes Eligible for Study: ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

🗓️ 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

  • First Submitted 16 December 2021
  • First Submitted that Met QC Criteria 10 February 2022
  • First Posted 11 February 2022

Study Record Updates

  • Last Update Submitted that Met QC Criteria 24 May 2023
  • Last Update Posted 26 May 2023
  • Last Verified May 2023