A Prospective, Randomized, Controlled Study Comparing the DOVER Silver Foley Catheter to a Standard of Care Catheter and a Marketed Silver Coated Foley Catheter
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- Tyco Healthcare Group
- Enrollment
- 1,000
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Catheter associated urinary tract infection (UTI)
Study Overview
Brief Summary
The purpose of the study is to determine if the commercially available device called the DOVER™ Silver Foley catheter prevents infections of the urinary tract.
Detailed Description
Over 1 million catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) occur annually in U.S. healthcare facilities and account for approximately 40% of the nosocomial infections. This investigation is a multi-center, blinded, prospective, randomized, controlled, parallel comparison of the intervention catheter (Tyco Healthcare DOVER Silver Foley catheter) to a usual care catheter and another commercially available silver-coated catheter. 1000 subjects total will be randomized at the multiple study centers.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Prevention
- Masking
- Single
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18 Years to — (Adult, Older Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- •Subject is at least 18 years of age.
- •Subject is expected to be catheterized with a 14, 16 or 18 French Foley catheter for at least 72 hours.
- •Subject or his/her legally authorized representative is able to grant informed consent to participate in this investigation.
Exclusion Criteria
- •Subjects who present with ongoing, active, symptomatic UTI.
- •Subjects with a known or suspected allergy to silver or silver compounds causing delayed hypersensitivity reactions or contact dermatitis.
- •Subjects with a known or suspected allergy to natural rubber latex or natural rubber latex compounds causing delayed hypersensitivity reactions or contact dermatitis.
- •Subjects known to be pregnant.
- •Prisoners.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Catheter associated urinary tract infection (UTI)
Secondary Outcomes
- Catheter tolerance
- Cost of care
