IRIS

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Official title

Closed-System Bladder Irrigation for the Reduction of Urinary Tract Infections After Endoscopic Urologic Surgery With Continuous Bladder Irrigation: A Randomized Controlled Trial (IRIS Study)

Phase

Phase not applicable

Status

Completed

Conditions

Urinary Tract Infection Bacterial; Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia; Bladder Cancer

Interventions

Closed-System Bladder Irrigation Flow Switch Device; Standard Bladder Irrigation

Arms

• Closed-System Bladder Irrigation Device · Experimental
• Standard Bladder Irrigation · Active comparator

Enrollment

240

Primary outcomes

• Incidence of bacteriuria

Sponsor

University of Pisa with Azienda Ospedaliero, Universitaria Pisana

Start

Feb 1, 2025

Primary completion

Dec 31, 2025

Results posted

No

Registry record

NCT07510685 · updated Apr 3, 2026

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