Voiding Function After Mid-Urethral Slings With and Without Local Anesthetic: Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2016-05-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: Female

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if there is a difference in post-operative voiding function between subjects receiving local anesthetic and those receiving placebo at the time of mid-urethral sling placement. The secondary objective is to evaluate pain after the procedure in the two groups.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: University of Massachusetts, Worcester
• Treatments: Anesthetics; Anesthetics, Local; Bupivacaine; Epinephrine; Epinephryl borate; Racepinephrine

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Scheduled to undergo mid-urethral sling for incontinence without concomitant procedures

Exclusion Criteria:

• Undergoing procedure in addition to the sling

• Not competent to give consent

• Using intermittent self catheterization pre-operatively

• Known allergy to local anesthetic

• Undergoing spinal anesthesia for the procedure

• Prisoners

• Non-English speaker

• Under 18 years of age

• Has a condition that would contra-indicate the use of local anesthetic or epinephrine