Silver-impregnated Suprapubic Catheters (SPC) in Urogynecology

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Conditions studied: Infection Associated With Catheter, Urinary Tract Infection

In brief

The purpose of this study is to compare urinary tract infection rates among women undergoing urogynecological procedures with a silver-alloy suprapubic catheter compared to the standard suprapubic catheter.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01359046

Run by

Mayo Clinic

People needed

288

Starts

2011-07-01

Expected to finish

2018-03-09

Last updated by the study team

2019-05-09

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• patients requiring intra-operative placement of suprapubic catheters as part of routine post-operative care for repair of vaginal anterior compartment prolapse i.e. patients undergoing anterior colporrhaphy, Burch colposuspension, with or without mid-urethral sling

You may not qualify if…

• Known UTI at time of surgery
• Unable to provide informed consent
• Use of chronic intermittent self-catheterization pre-operatively
• Use of chronic prophylactic antibiotics
• Use of antibiotics for any indication other than UTI during peri-operative and 6-week post-operative period
• Presence of fistula involving urogenital tract
• Use of chronic steroids or immunosuppressant
• Immunocompromised patient

Where it is running

• Mayo Clinic — Rochester, Minnesota, United States

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