New bladder training cuts Post-Surgery catheter woes
NCT ID NCT06241703
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a bladder training method called ICCAUT in 400 people who had rectal cancer surgery. The training involves clamping the urinary tube and practicing urinating before the tube is removed. The goal was to see if this reduces the need for a new catheter or incomplete bladder emptying. Results may help improve recovery and reduce complications.
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Study facts
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- 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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400 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2024
- Finished
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Jul 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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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: 1. Patients with a confirmed preoperative diagnosis of rectal cancer. 2. Patients with tumors located below the rectosigmoid junction (12 cm from the anal verge), as determined by preoperative computed tomography (CT) or rectal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). 3. Patients undergoing laparoscopic or robotic-assisted total mesorectal excision (TME) for rectal cancer. Exclusion Criteria: 1. History of abdominal surgery involving the rectum, sigmoid colon, left hemicolectomy, bladder resection or partial resection, prostate surgery, or hysterectomy. 2. History of urethral injury, cranial surgery, spinal surgery, stroke with limb dysfunction, or Parkinson's disease. 3. Inability to urinate through the urethra preoperatively due to various reasons (e.g., ureteral puncture or ureterostomy). 4. Presence of urinary tract infection preoperatively. 5. Previously diagnosed with bladder overactivity syndrome, urinary retention or voiding dysfunction, or diabetic bladder disease. 6. Concomitant resection of other pelvic organs was performed during surgery, including the bladder, prostate, uterus, cervix, and vagina, except for simple adnexal resection. 7. Lateral lymph node dissection for rectal cancer. 8. Injury to the ureter, bladder, or urethra during the perioperative period. 9. Preoperative renal dysfunction (serum creatinine level \>133 μmol/L). 10. Emergency surgery. 11. Male patients with preoperative benign prostatic hyperplasia receiving medication treatment. 12. Patients with a ureteral stent or ureteral stricture, or bilateral hydronephrosis. 13. Conversion to open surgery.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Firs Hospital of Jilin University
Changchun, Jilin, 130021, China
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First Hospital of Jilin University
Changchun, Jilin, 130021, China
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