Self Management in Urinary Catheter Users

Completed · Phase 2

Conditions studied: Urinary Retention, Neurogenic Bladder

In brief

Learning to self-manage urine flow may help people prevent or minimize persistent complications from long-term indwelling urethral or suprapubic catheters.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00883220

Run by

University of Rochester

People needed

202

Starts

2009-06-01

Expected to finish

2012-06-01

Last updated by the study team

2012-09-18

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• Have an indwelling urethral or suprapubic catheter and expect to use it for at least one year.
• Live in Central or Western New York State (Utica to Buffalo regions approximately)OR are cared for by the Visiting Nurse Service of New York City.
• Able to complete study measurements alone or with the help of a family member or caregiver.
• Able to communicate with the study personnel in English.
• Have access to a telephone for data collection.

You may not qualify if…

• Terminally ill
• Cognitively impaired
• No catheter associated UTI within the previous 12 months NOR blockage NOR dislodgement in the previous 6 months(only in people who have had the catheter for 12 months or more)

Where it is running

• Center for Home Care Policy & Research, Visiting Nurse Service of New York — New York, New York, United States
• Urinary of Rochester — Rochester, New York, United States

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