About this trial
The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether taking prophylactic (preventative) antibiotics at the time of standard of care clinic-based urethral bulking reduces the risk of post-procedural urinary tract infection (UTI).
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Women ≥ 18 years of age.
Patients evaluated by a pelvic floor specialist (either urogynecologist or urologist) at the University of Miami with plans to undergo urethral bulking with Bulkamid for stress urinary incontinence or mixed urinary incontinence (stress predominant).
Negative testing for UTI in pre-procedural work-up (including either negative urine culture or urine dip negative for infection).
Post-void residual volume of 150 mL or less (measured by either catheterization or bladder scan)
Disqualifiers
Contraindications to both oral antibiotics including antibiotic allergies or significant renal disease (GFR <30)
Patient undergoing additional pelvic organ prolapse procedures or other urologic procedures concomitantly
Recurrent UTIs, defined as 3 or more UTIs within the past 12 months or 2 UTIs within the past 6 months
Patients currently taking daily antibiotic prophylaxis for any reason
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Bactrim (800/160 mg) or Macrobid (100mg)