Study Stopped
Benefits of no foley outweighed enrollment and use of foley.
Early Versus Delayed Urinary Catheter Removal After Minimally Invasive Lumbar Spine Surgery
EDUCaRe
1 other identifier
interventional
N/A
1 country
1
Brief Summary
The study aims to compare between early versus delayed urinary catheter removal the impact on time to ambulation (in minutes) after minimally invasive lumbar spine surgery
Trial Health
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Started Jun 2022
1 active site
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
April 25, 2022
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
May 4, 2022
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
June 9, 2022
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
August 1, 2023
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
August 1, 2023
CompletedSeptember 5, 2025
October 1, 2024
1.1 years
April 25, 2022
September 3, 2025
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Ambulation
Time in minutes to ambulation
After the surgery, postoperative day 1
Secondary Outcomes (7)
Facility discharge
Average postoperative day 1-3
Home discharge
Average postoperative day 1-3
Hospital length of stay
1 to 3 days
Pain medication
Hospitalization period: postoperative day 1, 2, 3
Urinary catheter reinsertion
From date of the surgery until the date of first documented event, whichever came first, assessed up to discharge (1 to 3 days) after the surgery
- +2 more secondary outcomes
Study Arms (2)
Early Urethral Catheter Removal
EXPERIMENTALRemoval of the urethral catheter in the operating room at the conclusion of surgery
Delayed Urethral Catheter Removal
ACTIVE COMPARATORRemoval of the urethral catheter in next morning after surgery
Interventions
Delayed urethral foley removal after the surgery
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Patients aged 18 years and older
- Minimally invasive one- or two-level lumbar fusion procedures
You may not qualify if:
- Patients that cannot give consent
- Patients with lower extremity amputation(s);
- Non-minimally invasive surgeries
- Patients with pre-existing bladder/kidney or urinary tract dysfunction
- Patients with spinal cord injuries
- Patients with known lower extremity weakness and impaired mobility.
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
University of Kansas Medical Center
Kansas City, Kansas, 66160, United States
Related Publications (5)
Huang J, Shi Z, Duan FF, Fan MX, Yan S, Wei Y, Han B, Lu XM, Tian W. Benefits of Early Ambulation in Elderly Patients Undergoing Lumbar Decompression and Fusion Surgery: A Prospective Cohort Study. Orthop Surg. 2021 Jun;13(4):1319-1326. doi: 10.1111/os.12953. Epub 2021 May 7.
PMID: 33960687BACKGROUNDGornitzky AL, Flynn JM, Muhly WT, Sankar WN. A Rapid Recovery Pathway for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis That Improves Pain Control and Reduces Time to Inpatient Recovery After Posterior Spinal Fusion. Spine Deform. 2016 Jul;4(4):288-295. doi: 10.1016/j.jspd.2016.01.001. Epub 2016 Jun 16.
PMID: 27927519BACKGROUNDRaudenbush BL, Gurd DP, Goodwin RC, Kuivila TE, Ballock RT. Cost analysis of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis surgery: early discharge decreases hospital costs much less than intraoperative variables under the control of the surgeon. J Spine Surg. 2017 Mar;3(1):50-57. doi: 10.21037/jss.2017.03.11.
PMID: 28435918BACKGROUNDMarsh J, Somerville L, Howard JL, Lanting BA. Significant cost savings and similar patient outcomes associated with early discharge following total knee arthroplasty. Can J Surg. 2019 Feb 1;62(1):20-24. doi: 10.1503/cjs.002118.
PMID: 30265646BACKGROUNDPark P, Nerenz DR, Aleem IS, Schultz LR, Bazydlo M, Xiao S, Zakaria HM, Schwalb JM, Abdulhak MM, Oppenlander ME, Chang VW. Risk Factors Associated With 90-Day Readmissions After Degenerative Lumbar Fusion: An Examination of the Michigan Spine Surgery Improvement Collaborative (MSSIC) Registry. Neurosurgery. 2019 Sep 1;85(3):402-408. doi: 10.1093/neuros/nyy358.
PMID: 30113686BACKGROUND
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Brandon Carlson, MD, MPH
University of Kansas Medical Center
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- DOUBLE
- Who Masked
- PARTICIPANT, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
- Purpose
- OTHER
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Principal Investigator
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
April 25, 2022
First Posted
May 4, 2022
Study Start
June 9, 2022
Primary Completion
August 1, 2023
Study Completion
August 1, 2023
Last Updated
September 5, 2025
Record last verified: 2024-10
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will not share