Bacterial Interference for Prevention of Catheter-Associated UTI: Geriatric Pilot Study

Completed · Phase 1

Conditions studied: Urinary Tract Infection

In brief

This study is a prospective pilot clinical trial investigating the use of urinary catheters coated with benign E. coli in geriatric subjects.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00554996

Run by

US Department of Veterans Affairs

People needed

10

Starts

2012-08-01

Expected to finish

2014-06-01

Last updated by the study team

2015-10-16

Who can join

Age: 50 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Patients followed at the MEDVAMC
• Require an indwelling bladder catheter (either transurethral or suprapubic)
• Have a history of at least 1 UTI in the past will be eligible for enrollment
• Have pre-existing bladder colonization

You may not qualify if…

• obstructive urolithiasis
• percutaneous nephrostomy catheters
• supravesicular urinary diversion
• vesicoureteral reflux
• active malignancy
• uncontrolled diabetes mellitus
• AIDS
• requirement for immunosuppressive medication, expected survival < 6 months, creatinine clearance > 2.0 mg/dL, or current antibiotic therapy
• Latex allergy
• Allergic to 2 or more classes of drugs to which the urinary isolate is susceptible
• Prostate cancer on hormonal therapy with or without any surgery or radiation therapy anticipated within the next 6 months
• Prisoners
• Significant known mental illness or emotional disorder related to organic or inorganic causes
• subjects who are not capable of giving informed consent will not be included unless the subject's designated decision-maker is readily available

Where it is running

• Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston, TX — Houston, Texas, United States

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