Status:

TERMINATED

Efficacy of Micro-Patterned Foley Catheter to Reduce Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection

Lead Sponsor:

Baylor College of Medicine

Collaborating Sponsors:

United States Department of Defense

Conditions:

Urinary Tract Infection

Eligibility:

All Genders

21+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if the study Foley catheter with its patterned external surface can delay the time to the onset of urinary tract infection in spinal cord injury patients who ...

Detailed Description

Roughly half of the two million nosocomial infections that occur each year are associated with the use of a medical device. Approximately 30 million urinary catheters are inserted each year into the b...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inclusion Criteria
  • Veteran
  • Hospitalized in one of the two participating Spinal Cord Injury Units
  • Require a size 14, 16, or 18 French catheter
  • Sign and date the written informed consent document acknowledging his/her desire to participate in the study, or if unable to sign due to spinal cord injury give verbal consent in front of two impartial witnesses who sign and date the informed consent document in the presence of the participant
  • Be able to understand and comply with written and verbal protocol requirements, instructions, and protocol-stated restrictions
  • Require insertion or exchange of a Foley catheter for no longer than 15 days.
  • Exclusion Criteria
  • Unable to provide informed consent
  • Has a current symptomatic urinary tract infection
  • Has persistent bacteriuria that cannot be cleared with antimicrobial agents to a nominal level of less than 1,000 Colony Forming Units/mL prior to study catheter insertion
  • Has a known bloodstream infection or an infection that requires prolonged antibiotic therapy
  • Has periurethral inflammation or infection
  • Has a known urethral anatomical anomaly which makes catheterization difficult
  • Has a known silicone allergy or sensitivity
  • Cannot accommodate a size 14,16 or 18 French Foley catheter.

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    September 1 2014

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    July 1 2015

    Estimated Enrollment :

    2 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT02198833

    Start Date

    September 1 2014

    End Date

    July 1 2015

    Last Update

    April 7 2017

    Active Locations (2)

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    James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital

    Tampa, Florida, United States, 33612

    2

    Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center

    Houston, Texas, United States, 77030