An investigation of the clinical utility of the electronic toilet top bidet for use with Australian nursing home residents and staff.
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Cleaning after toilet use in nursing home residentsPhysical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Occupational therapyInfection - Studies of infection and infectious agentsSkin - Dermatological conditions
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12615000749505
- Lead Sponsor
- The University of Sydney
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 48
Inclusion Criteria
a. Permanent resident of an accredited Australian Residential Aged Care Facility
b. Require assistance to toilet
c. Have capacity to consent or have proxy consent
Exclusion Criteria
Have any condition that would contraindicate use of bidet, on the recommendation of facility staff or resident's GP
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method ursing home residents will be effectively cleaned after voiding bladder or bowels assessed by nursing home care staff.[Baseline, 6 weeks and 12 weeks];Urine bacterial colony counts compared to baseline and controls[Baseline, weeks 3,6,9 and 12 ];Acceptability of bidet for nursing home residents, assessed on 5-point Likert scale.[Baseline and 12 weeks.<br>]
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Rates of incontinence associated dermatitis as assessed by the Incontinence Associated Dermatitis (IAD) Scale (Borchert et al 2010).[Baseline, 6 weeks, 12 weeks.];Non-dietary aperient use in comparison to baseline as recorded in the resident aged care file.[Baseline, 12 weeks];Cost of incontinence products used, taken from financial data provided by participating facilities' accounting departments. [12 weeks pre-trial, 12 weeks during trial, 12 weeks of corresponding period in previous financial year. ]