Status:
COMPLETED
Colonizing Neurogenic Bladders With Benign Flora
Lead Sponsor:
US Department of Veterans Affairs
Conditions:
Spinal Cord Injury
Urinary Tract Infection
Eligibility:
All Genders
Phase:
PHASE1
Brief Summary
The purpose of the research is to determine whether we can get harmless bacteria to live in the bladders of persons with spinal cord injury who practice intermittent bladder catheterization. We will a...
Detailed Description
The unifying goal of our work is to develop new approaches for the prevention of urinary tract infection (UTI) in persons with spinal cord injury (SCI). Most individuals with SCI have neurogenic bladd...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients followed at the MEDVAMC who have sustained spinal cord injury \> 12 months earlier, suffer from neurogenic bladder, practice intermittent bladder catheterization, and who have had at least 1 symptomatic UTI in the past will be enrolled.
Exclusion
- Exclusion criteria will include obstructive urolithiasis, indwelling bladder or nephrostomy catheters, supravesical urinary diversion, vesicoureteral reflux, active malignancy, uncontrolled diabetes mellitus, AIDS, requirement for immunosuppressive medication, or current antibiotic therapy. Women of childbearing age must have a negative pregnancy test before enrolling in the study, and they must utilize effective birth control methods during the study and for 3 months after the study is concluded.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 1 2006
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
April 1 2008
Estimated Enrollment :
13 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00371631
Start Date
October 1 2006
End Date
April 1 2008
Last Update
November 24 2014
Active Locations (1)
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1
Michael E DeBakey VA Medical Center
Houston, Texas, United States, 77030