Effect of CAUTI Prevention Alert - A Randomized Control Trial

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Infection Due to Indwelling Urinary Catheter
• Interventions: Other: CAUTI Decision Support

• Registration Number: NCT02054065
• Lead Sponsor: Montefiore Medical Center

Brief Summary

This study proposes to expand upon previous research by studying the effects of a urinary-catheter removal alert on duration of urinary catheter use and frequency of CAUTIs with a large, randomized controlled trial within a three-hospital academic medical center.

Hypothesis The proposed urinary-catheter removal alerts will decrease the number of catheter days and decrease the number of catheter associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs), but will not affect the catheter re-insertion rate.

Detailed Description

Primary Objectives

* Specific Aim 1: Investigate the effect of a urinary-catheter removal alert on the rate of catheter associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs).

* Specific Aim 2: Investigate the effect of a urinary-catheter removal alert on the number of catheter days.

* Specific Aim 3: Evaluate the effect of a urinary-catheter removal alert on the rate of catheter re-insertion.

* Specific Aim 4: Evaluate the effect of a urinary-catheter removal alert on overall mortality in patients with indwelling catheters.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2014-01-31
• Study Start: 2014-02
• Study First Submitted QC: 2014-02-03
• Study First Posted: 2014-02-04
• Primary Completion: 2015-01
• Study Completion: 2015-06
• Status Verified: 2018-09
• Last Update Submitted: 2018-09-07
• Last Update Posted: 2018-09-11

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 108

Inclusion Criteria

• All admissions with an indwelling urinary catheter will be randomly assigned to intervention vs. control (usual care) conditions.

Exclusion Criteria

• Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and pediatric patients

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
CAUTI Decision Support	CAUTI Decision Support	Decision support aimed at preventing Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (CAUTIs)

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Number of CAUTIs	One Year

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Number of catheter days	One year
Rate of catheter re-insertion	One Year
Patient mortality due to CAUTI	One year

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Montefiore Medical Center; 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States