Bacteriuria and Indwelling Urinary Catheter.

Active, not recruiting

• Conditions: Urinary Tract Infections; Bacteriuria Asymptomatic
• Interventions: Device: Indwelling urinary catheter

• Registration Number: NCT05039203
• Lead Sponsor: Region Stockholm

Brief Summary

Investigation of 1. The incidence of symptomatic bacteriuria during four weeks after removal of an IUC in inpatients at a rehabilitation clinic for patients ≥ 65 years compared with the incidence of symptomatic bacteriuria among inpatients not treated with an IUC and 2. For how long does ABU persist in inpatients at a rehabilitation clinic for patients

≥ 65 years during a follow-up time of four weeks after IUC-removal?

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2021-09-01
• Study First Submitted QC: 2021-09-01
• Study First Posted: 2021-09-09
• Study Start: 2022-05-24
• Status Verified: 2024-11
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-11-19
• Last Update Posted: 2024-11-20
• Primary Completion: 2025-09
• Study Completion: 2025-09

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 196

Inclusion Criteria

• Admission to a rehabilitation clinic for patients ≥ 65 years in Stockholm County, Sweden
• Ability to understand oral and written instructions in Swedish
• Ability to produce a voided urine-sample

Exclusion Criteria

• Severe cognitive failure and/or disability to understand oral and written instructions in Swedish according to the healthcare-personnel's judgment at the ward
• End-of-life care
• Physical disability to produce voided urine-samples
• Ongoing antimicrobial treatment for symptomatic bacteriuria

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Intervention group	Indwelling urinary catheter	Inpatients with an indwelling urinary catheter (IUC) at admission to a rehabilitation clinic for persons ≥65 years in Sweden. Intervention is removal of the IUC.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Symptomatic bacteriuria (urinary tract infection)	Four weeks	Clinical diagnosis of urinary tract infection by a physician

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Asymptomatic bacteriuria (ABU)	One day	Prevalence of ABU at the point of removal of an IUC compared with patients without IUC
Persistence of ABU	Four weeks	For how long does ABU persist after IUC-removal

Trial Locations

Locations (2)

Geriatric Department, Danderyd Hospital; 🇸🇪 Stockholm, Sweden

Geriatric Department, Södertälje Hospital; 🇸🇪 Södertälje, Sweden