Investigating patient experiences and healthcare providers' awareness of use of indwelling urinary catheters in hospital

Not Applicable

• Conditions: urinary tract infection; Infection - Studies of infection and infectious agents; Public Health - Health service research; Renal and Urogenital - Other renal and urogenital disorders

• Registration Number: ACTRN12620001119987
• Lead Sponsor: Dr Haesel Tan Li Yeen

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2020-10-29
• Last Update Posted: 2 November 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 200

Inclusion Criteria

1. Medical or surgical inpatients aged 18 years or older with IDC in situ for more than 48 hours.

2. Healthcare providers (senior medical officers, registrar/principal house officers, senior house officers, junior house officers, interns, medical students, nursing staff) who hold direct responsibility for their patients on inpatient care teams.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Patients admitted for elective short stay
2. Palliative care and intensive care patients
3. Patients with cognitive impairment or communication difficulties
4. Patients with IDC inserted prior to hospital admission
5. Long-term indwelling catheters for irreversible chronic disease (neurological conditions/bladder outlet obstruction/urethral strictures/cerebral palsy, etc.)

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified