Efficacy of the catheter associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) prevention device - UTINIL in patients with indwelling urinary catheter: A randomized controlled double blind study

Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections [CAUTI] is one of the most common hospital acquired infections. Each day the indwelling catheter remains, risk of acquiring CAUTI increases by 3-7% as per CDC Reference of January 2024. The consequences of untreated CAUTI associated with excess morbidity, mortality, antimicrobial agent use and health care costs. This new device used in our study is a novel add-on device which focuses on both extraluminal and intraluminal routes of infections. It might be effective in prevent both endogenous and exogenous bacteria ascending to the urinary bladder.  The device irradiates UV light which might be effective in disinfecting the bacteria and also releases low-frequency vibration/ surface acoustic waves (SAW) which may have potential to prevent biofilm formation and bacterial colonization on the catheter surface. It will not increase the antimicrobial resistance burden. There is currently no evidence available which shows that combining UV light to surface acoustic wave via a single device can confer better prevention from UTI than standard catheter care. This study aims to find the combined effect of these two modalities in prevention of CAUTI.