The POUR (Postoperative Urinary Retention) Study
POUR
The POUR Study: Effects of Neuromuscular Reversal Agents on Postoperative Urinary Retention (POUR) Following Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair
2 other identifiers
interventional
171
1 country
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Brief Summary
The primary aim of this study will be to compare the rate of postoperative urinary retention between patients receiving Sugammadex and those receiving traditional reversal agents
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P25-P50 for phase_3
Started Apr 2022
1 active site
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Trial Relationships
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
March 1, 2022
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
March 11, 2022
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
April 13, 2022
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
September 3, 2024
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
September 3, 2024
CompletedResults Posted
Study results publicly available
July 9, 2025
CompletedJuly 9, 2025
February 1, 2024
2.4 years
March 1, 2022
May 14, 2025
June 18, 2025
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Number of Participants With Urinary Retention
Urinary retention is defined as the inability to void at six hours postoperatively, which will be recorded in the postoperative recovery area and the same definition for urinary retention will be applied to the comparative retrospective cohort
6 hours postop
Secondary Outcomes (2)
Length of Stay (Days)
From post op to discharge (up to 365 days)
Hospital Cost
At discharge (up to 365 days)
Other Outcomes (4)
Quality of Life Survey
Week 2
Operation Time
Day 1
Morphine Milligram Equivalents
Day 1
- +1 more other outcomes
Study Arms (2)
Sugammadex
EXPERIMENTALProspective cohort of patients undergoing laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair will receive Sugammadex. Sugammadex will be used for reversal of their neuromuscular blockade. The dosing for Sugammadex is 4mg/kg for a deep reversal and a 2mg/kg for a standard reversal, which will be more common for this study. Sugammadex comes in 200mg/2mL and 500mg/5mL vials. Because of the variability in weight of the patients and the type of reversal needed (deep vs standard), 140 5mL vials will be required.
Retrospective cohort
NO INTERVENTIONRetrospective cohort of patients who did not receive Sugammadex
Interventions
The dosing for Sugammadex is 4mg/kg for a deep reversal and a 2mg/kg for a standard reversal, which will be more common for this study. Sugammadex comes in 200mg/2mL and 500mg/5mL vials. Because of the variability in weight of the patients and the type of reversal needed (deep vs standard), 140 5mL vials will be required.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Over the age of 18
- Undergoing laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair at Carolinas Medical Center by attending surgeons within the Division of Gastrointestinal and Minimally Invasive Surgery
- Unilateral or bilateral inguinal hernia repair; may have concurrent umbilical hernia repair performed
- Agreeable to participation in the study
You may not qualify if:
- Patients who are having concurrent ventral or flank hernias repaired at time of operation or are having an inguinal hernia repair along with another operation (e.g.
- laparoscopic cholecystectomy)
- End-stage renal disease (Creatinine clearance less than 30)
- Neuromuscular disease
- Prior adverse reactions to Sugammadex
- Patients who do not provide consent for the study
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- Wake Forest University Health Scienceslead
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLCcollaborator
Study Sites (1)
Carolinas Medical Center
Charlotte, North Carolina, 28204, United States
MeSH Terms
Interventions
Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Results Point of Contact
- Title
- Gregory T. Scarola
- Organization
- Atrium Health
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Brant T Heniford, MD
Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Publication Agreements
- PI is Sponsor Employee
- No
- Restrictive Agreement
- No
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- phase 3
- Allocation
- NON RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- SINGLE GROUP
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
March 1, 2022
First Posted
March 11, 2022
Study Start
April 13, 2022
Primary Completion
September 3, 2024
Study Completion
September 3, 2024
Last Updated
July 9, 2025
Results First Posted
July 9, 2025
Record last verified: 2024-02
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will not share