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Urinary Retention clinical trials and research

• 13Clinical trials
• 1NIH research projects
• 6Countries

Newest Urinary Retention clinical trials

All recruiting trials (13)

• Investigational Intermittent Catheter: First Look at Safety and Usability

  This study tests a new intermittent catheter in adult men who already self-catheterize to see if it is safe and easy to use compared with their current catheter.

  Recruiting Hollister Incorporated · Libertyville, Illinois · NCT07714694

• How catheter duration affects outcomes after laser prostate surgery for urinary retention

  This study tests whether how long a patient has a urinary catheter before laser prostate surgery influences the results of the procedure for men with urinary retention.

  Recruiting Eskişehir Osmangazi University Medicine Faculty Hospital · Eskişehir, Eskişehir · NCT07603011

• Rectus Abdominis Detrusor Myoplasty for Urinary Retention

  A surgical approach using a patient’s abdominal muscles is being tested to help the bladder squeeze and empty urine in people with urinary retention.

  Recruiting University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center · Cleveland, Ohio · NCT07379814

• Standing in the shower versus sitting on the toilet to reduce leftover urine after catheter removal in women after benign vaginal surgery

  Test whether standing in the shower instead of sitting on the toilet reduces leftover urine and pain after catheter removal in adult women who had benign vaginal gynecologic surgery.

  Recruiting Assuta Ashdod Hospital · Ashdod and 1 other locations · NCT07372547

• Tamsulosin and Early Catheter Removal After Rectal Cancer Surgery

  This trial tests whether removing a urinary catheter at 24 hours, 48 hours, or early removal with tamsulosin helps people after mid-low rectal cancer surgery see fewer catheter-related problems.

  Recruiting The First Hospital of Jilin University · Harbin, Heilongjiang and 1 other locations · NCT07346586

• Improving Urination After Spinal Cord Injury with Balloon Dilation

  This study is testing if using a special balloon to help open the urethra can improve urination for people with spinal cord injuries who have trouble emptying their bladders.

  Recruiting Qilu Hospital of Shandong University · Jinan, Shandong · NCT06978205

• Comparison of urinary flow with two female intermittent catheters

  This test will see if two different female intermittent catheters produce different urinary flow speeds in adults who regularly catheterize.

  Recruiting Wake Forest University Health Sciences · Charlotte, North Carolina · NCT06918067

• Adding magnesium sulfate to morphine to reduce urinary retention after cesarean section

  This study is testing if adding magnesium sulfate to morphine during epidural anesthesia can help reduce urinary retention in women after a cesarean section.

  Recruiting Phase 4 CHU de Reims · Reims · NCT06442995

• Using Chlorhexidine Gluconate to improve outcomes for patients with chronic suprapubic catheters

  This study is testing if a special solution called Chlorhexidine can help people with chronic suprapubic catheters avoid urinary infections and improve their quality of life during catheter changes.

  Recruiting Yale University · New Haven, Connecticut · NCT06163469

• Prophylactic Tamsulosin to Prevent Postoperative Urinary Retention After Rectal Resection

  This phase III trial tests whether taking a 0.4 mg dose of tamsulosin around the time of rectal resection can reduce postoperative urinary retention in men.

  Recruiting Phase 3 CHU de Quebec-Universite Laval · Québec, Quebec · NCT05941806

• Using Tamsulosin to Reduce Urinary Retention After Thoracic Surgery

  This study is testing if taking Tamsulosin for a week before thoracic surgery can help older men avoid problems with urination afterwards.

  Recruiting at 4 sites Early Phase 1 Hackensack Meridian Health · Brick, New Jersey and 3 other locations · NCT05657990

• PEER 2: Pelvic nerve recording during Medtronic InterStim sacral neuromodulation

  This tests whether recording electrical signals from pelvic nerves during Medtronic InterStim sacral neuromodulation can help guide therapy for adults with overactive bladder, fecal incontinence, or urinary retention.

  Recruiting at 5 sites MedtronicNeuro · Indianapolis, Indiana and 6 other locations · NCT05200923

• Preventing urinary retention after thoracic surgery in older men

  This study tests if giving Tamsulosin before and after thoracic surgery can help older men avoid urinary retention and the need for catheters.

  Recruiting Phase 1/2 Hackensack Meridian Health · Hackensack, New Jersey · NCT03609580

NIH-funded research (1)

Early-stage science funded by the US National Institutes of Health. Most of these projects don't enroll patients, but they show what is being worked on.

• Improving safety for surgical patients by enhancing urinary catheter practices

  This study is all about making surgery safer for patients by finding better ways to use urinary catheters, so they can avoid unnecessary complications and feel better after their procedures.

  NIH research University of Michigan at Ann Arbor · Ann Arbor, United States · NIH-10813004

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Quick answers

How many Urinary Retention clinical trials are recruiting right now?

13, as of November 12, 2026. We update this list each time we refresh our data from ClinicalTrials.gov.

Where are these trials running?

In 6 countries. The most sites are in United States (7 trials), China (2 trials), Canada (1 trial), Israel (1 trial), France (1 trial). Each study page lists its sites and which ones are recruiting.

What phases are they in?

Phase 1/2: 1, Phase 3: 1, Phase 4: 1, Early Phase 1: 1. Trials with no phase listed are usually device, behavioural or observational studies.

How do I join one?

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