Patient-operated Valved Catheter Versus Indwelling Transurethral Catheter

Clinical Trial of Patient Operated Valved Catheter Compared With Standard Indwelling Transurethral Catheter for Postoperative Bladder Management

Following surgery for female urinary incontinence and/or pelvic organ prolapse, women are sometimes temporarily unable to empty their bladders and are sent home with a transurethral indwelling catheter attached to a bag which holds urine. The goal of this study is to compare a new type of patient-operated catheter without a bag to the catheter with a bag for ease of use, comfort and quality of life for patients during the postoperative recovery period. This new catheter, the OPTION-vf, is approved by the FDA and is available on the market.

Inclusion Criteria:

• patients undergoing surgery for urinary incontinence and/or pelvic organ prolapse at the UMass Memorial Medical Center with one of the Urogynecology/Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery faculty.

Exclusion Criteria:

• inability to provide consent
• <18 years old
• non-English speaking
• patients using intermittent self-catheterization
• patients sustaining bladder injury during surgery
• prisoners
• pregnant women