Efficacy of Lidocaine Gel in Reducing Foley Catheter Discomfort in Surgical Patients

Creighton University40 enrolled

Overview

This study will evaluate whether lidocaine gel for urinary catheter insertion would decrease pain and discomfort associate with Foley catheters upon awakening from general anesthesia in the post anesthesia care unit. As a secondary objective, the study will evaluate bacterial colony counts from urine obtained from the surgical patients after insertion of the Foley catheter prior to prophylactic antimicrobial administration.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

DOUBLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Urinary Catheter Discomfort in Surgical Patients

Interventions

Lidocaine gelDRUG

Gel used for insertion of urinary catheter containing local anesthetic to determine if patients have less discomfort postoperatively when this is used

standard gelDRUG

Standard gel that is used to insert a urinary catheter that does not contain local anesthetic

Eligibility

Sex: MALEMin age: 19 YearsMax age: 100 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Males requiring catheterization for surgical procedures scheduled for less than 4 hours. Exclusion Criteria: * Females, patients with preexisting urological conditions, and infections

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Decrease postoperative urinary catheter related discomfort

Subject and objective pain scale

Time frame: Within 1 hour of emergence from general anesthetic

Secondary Outcomes

decreased incidence of bacteriuria

Urine culture and colony counts

Time frame: immediate post catheter insertion and at 2 hour time point

Central Contacts

Mark D Reisbig, MD PhD

CONTACT

402-449-4847 mdr44643@creighton.edu

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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