New study tests faster bladder checks to get women home sooner after hysterectomy
NCT ID NCT04487600
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at 130 women having laparoscopic hysterectomy with same-day discharge. Half had an active voiding trial (catheter filled and removed) and half had a passive trial (catheter removed and waited to pee). The goal was to see which method gets patients home faster. The study is complete and may help improve recovery after surgery.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to shorter hospital stays and faster recovery for women undergoing minimally invasive hysterectomy.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed study focused on a routine post-surgical procedure, not a new treatment. Results may not apply to all patients or settings.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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130 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2017
- Finished
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Aug 2017
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 99 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients scheduled to undergo a total laparoscopic hysterectomy by a gynecologic oncology surgeon for either benign or malignant disease * planned same day discharge surgery Exclusion Criteria: * history of significant urinary dysfunction (such as home catheterization) or neurologic dysfunction precluding spontaneous voiding * bilateral radical pelvic dissection (defined as bilateral ureterolysis or removal of bilateral parametria) * surgical cases converted to laparotomy or open surgery * Surgical or medical contra-indications (based on the surgeons or anesthesiologists' recommendations) to same day discharge requiring inpatient admission
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