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Timing of B and O Suppositories to Help Relieve Post-operative Bladder Spasms

A Phase 4 interventional study of Belladonna and Opium Suppository and Rectal Exam in Overactive Bladder, sponsored by Campbell Grant. Terminated at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 89 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2019-02-20.

Sponsored by Campbell Grant · Phase 4, Interventional, and Treatment

Why this study was terminated
Another study published with similar results
Phase
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
23
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 89 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

Ureteroscopy is a common procedure in Urology that patients undergo daily to deal with a variety of ailments. These procedures often require that the bladder be filled and emptied with sterile water or saline several times during the procedure, and often result in the patient receiving a catheter at the end of the procedure. One common side effect is that patients experience bladder spasm or discomfort for a period of time after these procedures. Belladonna and Opium (B and O) suppositories and PO Oxybutynin are often given in the post-operative setting to relieve these symptoms.

The principle objectives of this study are:

  1. To determine if the addition of a B and O supprette suppository at the end of cystoscopic/ureteroscopic procedures reduces the incidence of bladder spasms and urinary discomfort that patients experience in the post-operative setting.
  2. To determine if using peri-operative B and O supprette suppositories reduces the need for pos-operative oral Ditropan and use of narcotic pain medications.
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The patients will be divided into three research arms. Patients will be randomly selected for one of the groups using a random number generator between 1 and 3. There will be a "Control Group" which will receive a rectal exam while still in the operating room in the lithotomy position after the procedure. There will be a "Postoperative OR" group which will receive a B and O suppository while still in the operating room in the lithotomy position after the procedure. Finally, there will be a "Preoperative OR" group which will receive a B and O suppository after the induction of anesthesia prior to beginning the urologic procedure in the lithotomy position. The "Control Group" will receive a rectal exam in the operating room after the procedure but before extubation to simulate the effects of suppository administration so that the investigators know that any effects are due to the medication and not to the placement of the suppository itself. Those patients in the "control group" may receive a B and O suppository as part of standard procedure in the post-operative period if these individuals experience any bladder spasms and wish to have this as a treatment. This administration will be at the discretion of the operating surgeon as it is in standard cases. Patients may also receive Ditropan in the post-operative setting, which is part of the standard procedure for treating bladder spasms following urologic procedures. Patients in the postoperative and preoperative OR groups will be offered Ditropan for any bladder spasms in the post-operative setting to control symptoms, which is part of the normal standard of care for anyone who has already received a B and O suppository with inadequate control of symptoms. All patients will be treated with a normal post-operative pain regimen which may include narcotics. This will be at the discretion of the treating physician.

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Conditions studied

  • Overactive Bladder

Keywords

  • Belladonna and Opium Suppositories
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In context

Urinary Bladder, Overactive

855 studies on the registry are indexed under Urinary Bladder, Overactive; 125 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 23 is below the median of 72 across 652 interventional studies indexed under Urinary Bladder, Overactive.

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Lead sponsor

This is the only study on the registry with Campbell Grant as lead sponsor.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 89 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Patients undergoing lithotripsy procedure at GW Hospital

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • The criteria for exclusion for those patients who agree to participate in the study will be patients with glaucoma, severe hepatic or renal disease, bronchial asthma, respiratory depression at the time of administration, convulsive disorders, allergy to anti-muscarinics or opiates, history of anorectal surgery, pre-operative use of antimuscarinics, chronic pain, chronic use of analgesics, or a history of alcohol or opioid dependency.
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Study design

Phase
Phase 4
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Single (Participant)
Enrollment
23 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Pre-operative Suppository

    A B\&O Suppository will be placed in the patient's rectum after the induction of anesthesia, but before the surgery.

    Drug: Belladonna and Opium Suppository

  • Active comparator
    Post-operative Suppository

    A B\&O Suppository will be placed in the patient's rectum while still under anesthesia, but after the surgery.

    Drug: Belladonna and Opium Suppository

  • Placebo comparator
    Rectal Exam

    Patient's will be given a rectal exam after the procedure but while still under anesthesia to serve as a placebo.

    Procedure: Rectal Exam

Interventions

  • DrugBelladonna and Opium Suppository
  • ProcedureRectal Exam
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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Post-operative Morphine Equivalent Dose

    No results collected on the post-operative morphine equivalent dose

    Time frame: 24 hours

Secondary outcomes

  1. Post-Operative Pain

    Patients will be asked to fill out a short questionnaire with the faces scale to grade their pain on a scale of 1-10

    Time frame: 24 hours

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Results

Posted Feb 20, 2019

Participant flow

Participant flow — Overall Study
MilestonePre-operative SuppositoryPost-operative SuppositoryRectal Exam
Started6107
Completed000
Not completed6107
Withdrew: Physician decision6107

Outcome measures

PrimaryPost-operative Morphine Equivalent Dose

No results collected on the post-operative morphine equivalent dose

Time frame:
24 hours

No measurements were reported for this outcome.

SecondaryPost-Operative Pain

Patients will be asked to fill out a short questionnaire with the faces scale to grade their pain on a scale of 1-10

Time frame:
24 hours

No measurements were reported for this outcome.

Adverse events

Collected over Adverse Data collected over 2 months while study was recruiting patients. No adverse events recorded.. Non-serious events are listed at a 0% frequency threshold.

Adverse event summary by group
GroupDeathsSeriousOther
Pre-operative Suppository0/6 (0%)0/6 (0%)0/6 (0%)
Post-operative Suppository0/10 (0%)0/10 (0%)0/10 (0%)
Rectal Exam0/7 (0%)0/7 (0%)0/7 (0%)

Baseline characteristics

We did not collect the data on any of these patients. Therefore there is no data on ethnicity, age, or sex.

Age, Categorical
Age, CategoricalPre-operative SuppositoryPost-operative SuppositoryRectal ExamTotal
<=18 years————
Between 18 and 65 years————
>=65 years————
Sex: Female, Male
Sex: Female, MalePre-operative SuppositoryPost-operative SuppositoryRectal ExamTotal
Female————
Male————
Race and Ethnicity Not Collected
Race and Ethnicity Not CollectedPre-operative SuppositoryPost-operative SuppositoryRectal ExamTotal
Participants
ParticipantsPre-operative SuppositoryPost-operative SuppositoryRectal ExamTotal
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Study locations

1 site
  • George Washington University
    Washington, District of Columbia 20037, United States
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References and documents

Study documents

  • Protocol and statistical analysis plan · Apr 11, 2016

Documents are hosted by the registry — open the source record to download them.

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Feb 20, 2019, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT02865395
Lead sponsor
Campbell Grant
Responsible party
Campbell Grant (Urology Resident, George Washington University) — Sponsor-investigator
First posted
Aug 12, 2016
Start date
Mar 2016
Primary completion
Jun 2017
Completion
Jun 2017
Results posted
Feb 20, 2019
Last update
Feb 20, 2019

Study contacts

Patrick Mufarrij
principal investigator · George Washington University

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
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