# Preoperative Administration of Tamsulosin for Prevention of Post Operative Urinary Retention in Males Undergoing Elective Inguinal Hernia Repair

> **NCT02958878** · PHASE4 · COMPLETED · sponsor: **Ascension Health** · enrollment: 210 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Postoperative Urinary Retention

## Interventions

- **DRUG:** Tamsulosin
- **DRUG:** Placebo Oral Capsule

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT02958878
- **Lead sponsor:** Ascension Health
- **Sponsor class:** INDUSTRY
- **Phase:** PHASE4
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2017-01-03
- **Primary completion:** 2018-11-30
- **Final completion:** 2018-11-30
- **Target enrollment:** 210 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2019-07-30


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02958878

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT02958878, "Preoperative Administration of Tamsulosin for Prevention of Post Operative Urinary Retention in Males Undergoing Elective Inguinal Hernia Repair". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-09 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT02958878. Licensed CC0.

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