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Which catheter method reduces Post-Birth bladder problems?

NCT ID NCT07125326

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: University of Pittsburgh Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study looks at 300 pregnant women who have an epidural during labor. It compares leaving a catheter in place all the time versus inserting and removing it every few hours. The goal is to see which method leads to fewer bladder issues and infections after giving birth.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

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

300 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Dec 2025

Expected to finish

May 2027

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Pregnant patients planning vaginal delivery presenting in labor or for induction of labor * Age 18 years and older * Live fetus * Receive epidural anesthesia Exclusion Criteria: * those under 18 years old * those with stillbirth * those with baseline overactive bladder symptoms, neurogenic bladder diagnoses, or otherwise using bladder catheterization during pregnancy Patients will be excluded from UTI analyses if: * they received antibiotics intrapartum * had bacteriuria diagnosed by a clean catch specimen showing \>100,000 CFU/mL of a single bacterial species, regardless of symptoms

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

disease Urinary Retention urinary tract infection

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Postpartum acute urinary retention Postpartum care Urinary retention Urinary tract infection (diagnosis) Voiding dysfunction

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital

    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15217, United States

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