rinary Tract Infactions in Patients with poor bladder emptying and who use 'Intermittent Catetheterisation' to self empty their bladder.
- Conditions
- rinary Tract InfectionsIntermittent CathetherisationUrine retentionUrineweg infectieszelfkatheterisatieUrine retentie
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON20778
- Lead Sponsor
- Martini Hospital Groningen
- Brief Summary
/A
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 384
Inclusion Criteria
Patients needing CIC to empty their bladder properly (residu after voiding/retention) or needing CIC to prevent strictures of the urethra.
Exclusion Criteria
1. Patients younger than 18 years;
2. Patients who are pregnant or get pregnant during the study;
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational non invasive
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The incidence of UTI’s in patients in Martini General Hospital Groningen and intended other (Santeon) hospitals using CIC to empty their bladder.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The impact of an UTI on patients’quality of life and on illness related (economic) costs e.g. direct costs of treatment, amount of hospital visits, hospital recording, loss of productivity etc.