Feasibility Assessment of ACS Catheter
- Conditions
- Urological
- Interventions
- Device: ACS Catheter
- Registration Number
- NCT01960517
- Lead Sponsor
- Alternative Urological Catheter Systems Ltd.
- Brief Summary
This is a single centre, non-randomised, baseline controlled, prospective pilot clinical trial to be undertaken at Rotherham General Hospital, Rotherham, UK.
The study will examine the safety and performance of a new urinary catheter, the Alternative Catheter System (ACS) (Alternative Urological Catheter Systems Ltd (AUCS), Bristol, UK) which has been developed to reduce the morbidity of long-term catheterisation and the acknowledged deficiencies of the conventional Foley urinary catheter.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- WITHDRAWN
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- Not specified
- Male or female, at least 18 years of age.
- Patient or authorised representative must be able to comprehend and sign the Informed Consent Form prior to enrolment in the study.
- Capable of using a catheter valve to empty the bladder and able to communicate their experience with the system OR who has a carer able to fulfil these tasks.
- Fitted with a suprapubic catheter (at least 2 weeks post insertion).
- Ability to attend out-patient clinic at regular intervals throughout the study and able to participate for a maximum of 8 weeks.
- History of catheter blockages, bypassing or episodes of pyrexia and bacteraemia in the last 2 months.
- <18 years of age.
- Pregnant or lactating females.
- History of catheter associated septicaemia in the past month.
- Evidence of current systemic infection.
- Bladder pathology such as a tumour or stone >0.5cm as determined by cystoscopy.
- Flaccid bladder.
- BMI>35.
- Current participation in another device or drug study.
- Unwilling or unable to provide informed consent.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- SINGLE_GROUP
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Catheter placed ACS Catheter -
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Retention of the ACS catheter 12 weeks
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust, Rotherham General Hospital
🇬🇧Rotherham, United Kingdom