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Antimicrobial urinary catheter safety study

Completed
Conditions
Urological and Genital Diseases
Specialty: Renal disorders, Primary sub-specialty: Renal disorders
UKCRC code/ Disease: Renal and Urogenital/ Other disorders of kidney and ureter
Long-term (over 28 days) long-term urethral urinary catheter use
Registration Number
ISRCTN12606737
Lead Sponsor
niversity of Nottingham
Brief Summary

1. 2018 results in: https://doi.org/10.1002/nau.23858

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
60
Inclusion Criteria

1. Aged 16 years and over
2. Previously had a urethral urinary catheter for 28 days or more and will require another urethral urinary catheter for 28 days or more
3. Able to response verbally and speak on the telephone about the treatment
4. Able to understand spoken and written English and speak English fluently

Exclusion Criteria

1. Pregnancy
2. Lacking capacity to provide consent
3. Allergy to Rifampicin, Sparfloxacin (or any other fluoroquinolone antibiotic), Triclosan or Silicone
4. History of uncontrolled/unmanageable autonomic dysreflexia
5. Significantly impaired bladder and urethral sensation

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Rate of adverse events reported as attributable to the antimicrobial urinary catheter is measured through telephone interviews at 24 hours, 48 hours, 72 hours and every week until catheter removal.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
1. Type of adverse events (if reported) are measured through telephone interviews at 24 hours, 48 hours, 72 hours and every week until catheter removal<br>2. Time to event (if reported) is measured through telephone interviews at 24 hours, 48 hours, 72 hours and every week until catheter removal<br>3. Removal of catheter before the end of the trial (if reported) is measured through telephone interviews at 24 hours, 48 hours, 72 hours and every week until catheter removal<br>4. Overall patient acceptability is measured through telephone interviews at 24 hours, 48 hours, 72 hours and every week until catheter removal<br>5. Catheter efficacy will be determined by collecting the trial device at the end of the trial, and examining the attached bacteria in the laboratory using standard microbiological culture techniques at study end<br>
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