Non-returning Catheter Valve for Reducing CAUTI

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infection; Critically Ill Patients
• Interventions: Device: Non-returning catheter valve; Device: Conventional urine bag

• Registration Number: NCT01963013
• Lead Sponsor: Khon Kaen University

Brief Summary

This study was to determine efficacy of the non-returning catheter valve for reducing catheter associated urinary tract infection compared with conventional urine bag in critically ill patients.

Detailed Description

Non-returning catheter valve (generic name) used UnometerTM SafetiTM Plus (trade name)

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2012-06
• Primary Completion: 2013-02
• Study Completion: 2013-04
• Status Verified: 2013-10
• Study First Submitted: 2013-10-11
• Study First Submitted QC: 2013-10-11
• Study First Posted: 2013-10-16
• Last Update Submitted: 2013-10-17
• Last Update Posted: 2013-10-21

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 100

Inclusion Criteria

• The participants who age more than 18 year and admitted to the medical intensive care unit or intermediate care unit
• All participants must be retained the urinary catheter.

Exclusion Criteria

• The participants were diagnosed urinary tract infection before retention of the urinary catheter.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Non-returning catheter valve	Non-returning catheter valve	Non-returning catheter valve (UnometerTM SafetiTM Plus) was used in experimental group only.
Conventional urine bag	Conventional urine bag	Conventional urine bag hasn't the non-returning catheter valve.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Incidence density of the catheter associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI)	one year

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Srinagarind hospital; 🇹🇭 Muang, Khon Kaen, Thailand