Prevention of Recurrent Symptomatic Urinary Tract Infections in Participants With Chronic Neurogenic Bladder Dysfunction: A Mixed Method Study
试验速览
- 阶段
- 2 期
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 48
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- Checklist or consensus guideline which can be used to measure a symptomatic urinary tract infection and Practicality of carrying out a definitive randomised controlled clinical study
研究概览
简要总结
Due to the damage caused to the spinal cord, patients with spinal cord injury, cauda equina syndrome, multiple sclerosis and transverse myelitis may encounter loss of bladder function, which in turn can lead to a debilitating and costly complication: Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs). Given that these patients with loss of bladder function do not normally feel symptoms like pain - as would be the case in otherwise healthy persons - there is no clear agreement among experts on which signs and symptoms are indicative of a UTI. Although strong evidence is lacking, antibiotics have been widely used for prevention of recurrent UTIs in patients with loss of bladder function. However, this approach is now being questioned as antibiotic resistance has become a world-wide health concern. Policy makers recently stressed the importance of research into alternative preventative treatments. The use of immunotherapy is one such an alternative approach, which works by stimulating the body's immune system. One of these immunotherapy is a Uro-Vaxom® oral capsule which consists of inactivated traces of the bacteria that normally cause at least 83% of UTIs in patients with loss of bladder function. Previous studies show that Uro-Vaxom® resulted in a significant reduction of UTIs in otherwise healthy patients, as well as being safe to use. Before investigating the effects of this promising new immunotherapy, this proposed study aims to clarify two crucial issues. First, after reviewing the literature and appraising patients', carers' and healthcare professionals' experiences, the aim is to reach an agreement on how to measure a symptomatic UTI in patients with loss of bladder function that results from a spinal cord lesion. Second, using Uro-Vaxom® Investigators aim to conduct a smallscale, placebo-controlled trial with 48 participants to investigate the feasibility of carrying out a larger trial on prevention of symptomatic UTI in such patients.
详细描述
Each year in the UK 1,200 people sustain a spinal cord injury, 600 people will be diagnosed with cauda equina syndrome, 6,000 with multiple sclerosis and 300 with transverse myelitis. These four patient groups all suffer from neurological disorders of the spinal cord, resulting in loss of normal bladder function known as neurogenic bladder dysfunction. This in turn can lead to urinary tract infections (UTIs). UTIs are a commonly recurring and debilitating complication, with spinal patients experiencing 2.5 episodes per patient per year on average. This not only results in 16% of hospital readmissions and costs of care of up to £125 million spent by the NHS on treating UTIs every year, but also has a dramatic impact on patients' quality of life.
A recent NICE guideline highlighted the methodological difficulties of research into the prevention of UTIs in patients with neurogenic bladder dysfunction. Given that this group of patients normally do not feel symptoms like 'pain' and 'a frequent urge to urinate', it can be difficult to distinguish between bladder colonisation (asymptomatic bacteriuria) and true infection (a symptomatic UTI). To date, there is no clear agreement among experts on which signs and symptoms are indicative of a symptomatic UTI. Although strong evidence is lacking, antibiotics have been widely used for the prevention of recurrent UTIs in patients with neurogenic bladder dysfunction. However, this approach is now being called into question as antibiotic resistance has become a world-wide health concern.
In the recently published 'UK Five Year Antimicrobial Resistance Strategy', policy makers stressed the importance of research into alternative preventative treatments. Immunotherapy potentially offers such a (cost-) effective alternative to antibiotic therapy for UTI management. At least 83% of community-acquired complicated UTIs are caused by Escherichia coli (E. coli). Uro-Vaxom® (OM-Pharma, Switzerland) is an orally administered, bacterial vaccine which consists of a 6mg lyophilised (heat-inactivated) mix of E. coli membrane glycoproteins.
Previous studies showed that Uro-Vaxom® resulted in a significant reduction of UTIs in otherwise healthy women with recurrent cystitis, as well as being safe to use.
Before investigating the effects of this promising new vaccine in patients with neurogenic bladder dysfunction, two crucial issues will need to be clarified. First, consensus must be reached on how to measure a symptomatic UTI in this group of patients. Second, the feasibility of carrying out a larger, definitive randomised controlled trial on the prevention of symptomatic UTI in patients with neurogenic bladder dysfunction must be established. The central aim of the proposed mixed method study is to clarify these two key methodological and feasibility issues.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Prevention
- 盲法
- Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 75 Years（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Have a clinical diagnosis of spinal cord injury, multiple sclerosis, transverse myelitis or cauda equina damage;
- •Have had the diagnosis of the spinal pathology for at least 12 months;
- •Have not had any significant changes in the underlying condition for 12 weeks
- •Be living in the community (not in residential care)
- •Aged 18 to 75 years
- •Have had at least three urinary tract infection episodes treated using anti-biotics over the preceding 12 months;
- •If a woman of child-bearing age, is willing to use contraception for the duration of the study
- •Having the mental capacity to give informed consent
排除标准
- •Have had surgical alterations to the bladder, excluding supra-pubic catherisation.
- •Known hypersensitivity to the active principle or to any of the excipients of Uro-Vaxom®
- •Being unwilling to take a product containing gelatin (e.g. vegetarians)
- •recruitment can be postponed until antibiotics have not been used for a period of 14 days and symptoms of a UTI have subsided
研究组 & 干预措施
Uro Vaxom
Uro Vaxom, Once daily for 3 months
干预措施: Uro vaxom (Drug)
Placebo
Placebo identical to main drug in shape and form
干预措施: Placebo comparator (Other)
结局指标
主要结局
Checklist or consensus guideline which can be used to measure a symptomatic urinary tract infection and Practicality of carrying out a definitive randomised controlled clinical study
时间窗: 23 months
次要结局
- Number of successfully collected urine samples via courier(14 months)
- Number of participants willing to participate(14 months)
- Drug compliance(14 months)