# Prophylactic Administration of Alpha Blockers for Prevention of Urinary Retention in Males Undergoing Inguinal Hernia Repair Under Spinal Anaesthesia.

> **NCT03976934** · PHASE1,PHASE2 · COMPLETED · sponsor: **Georgios Koukoulis** · enrollment: 100 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Inguinal Hernia
- Urinary Retention

## Interventions

- **DRUG:** Tamsulosin
- **DRUG:** Placebo oral tablet

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT03976934
- **Lead sponsor:** Georgios Koukoulis
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** PHASE1,PHASE2
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2020-02-01
- **Primary completion:** 2021-10-01
- **Final completion:** 2021-10-30
- **Target enrollment:** 100 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2021-11-26

## Collaborators

- [object Object]

## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03976934

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT03976934, "Prophylactic Administration of Alpha Blockers for Prevention of Urinary Retention in Males Undergoing Inguinal Hernia Repair Under Spinal Anaesthesia.". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-26 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT03976934. Licensed CC0.

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