Comparative Study of Intermittent Catheters and Occurrence of Urinary Tract Infections

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Urinary Tract Infections

In brief

The purpose of this study is to investigate the frequency of urinary tract infections with symptoms in spinal cord injured patients requiring intermittent catheterization for emptying the bladder. Patients will use either a coated catheter or an uncoated catheter with gel.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00318591

Run by

Coloplast A/S

People needed

219

Starts

2006-04-01

Expected to finish

2009-10-01

Last updated by the study team

2021-02-10

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Traumatic spinal cord injury within 3 months prior to inclusion
• Neurogenic bladder dysfunction requiring intermittent catheterization at least 3 times daily

You may not qualify if…

• Has symptoms of UTI at inclusion
• Treated with prophylactic antibiotics to prevent UTIs
• Has a history of unresolved bladder-ureteral reflux and/or stones in the urinary tract
• Has used intermittent catheterization for more than 10 days prior to inclusion

Where it is running

• Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center — Downey, California, United States
• Santa Clara Valley Medical Center — San Jose, California, United States
• Craig Hospital — Englewood, Colorado, United States
• University of Miami — Miami, Florida, United States
• Shepherd Center — Atlanta, Georgia, United States
• Boston Medical School — Boston, Massachusetts, United States
• University of Michigan Helaths Systems — Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
• Mayo Clinic, Saint Mary Hospital MB3CF Rehabilitation — Rochester, Minnesota, United States
• Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation — West Orange, New Jersey, United States
• Mount Sinai School of Medicine — New York, New York, United States
• Carolinas Medical Center — Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
• The Institute for Rehabilitation and Research (TIRR) — Houston, Texas, United States
• University of Alberta — Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
• G.F.Strong Rehabilitation Centre — Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
• Parkwood Rehabilitation Centre — London, Ontario, Canada
• Toronto Rehabilitation Centre — Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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