Silver-Coated vs Standard Catheter for UTI Prevention

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Conditions studied: UTI

In brief

Primary Aim: To determine whether silver-coated transurethral catheter decreases the incidence of culture-confirmed urinary tract infection for women with catheter-managed urinary retention after pelvic reconstructive surgery Secondary Aims: To assess difference in bacterial uropathogens isolated in urine cultures Adverse symptoms possibly caused by silver-coated catheter

Key facts

Study ID

NCT05408533

Run by

TriHealth Inc.

People needed

310

Starts

2022-06-14

Expected to finish

2024-05-01

Last updated by the study team

2024-11-25

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• Patients who undergo major or minor pelvic organ prolapse surgery of any compartment, or urinary incontinence surgery that are diagnosed with POUR via failed retrograde voiding trial and require an indwelling transurethral catheter upon hospital discharge. Sacral neuromodulation procedures and intradetrusor onabotulinumtoxinA (Botox) injections are excluded.

You may not qualify if…

• Unwilling or unable to participate in the study.
• Unwilling or unable to do a catheter self-removal at home.
• Inability to understand English.
• Pregnant women
• Patient personal history of urogenital anomaly, neurogenic bladder, use of chronic self-intermittent catheterization or suprapubic tubes, ureteral stents or other genitourinary indwelling devices, immunosuppressed state or chronic use of steroids.
• Currently (prior 3 months) undergoing medical management for recurrent UTI or interstitial cystitis
• Active urinary tract infection.
• Intraoperative bladder injury or cystotomy
• Physical or mental impairment that would affect the subject's ability to perceive urinary tract infection symptoms
• Reported allergy to silver metal

Where it is running

• Cincinnati Urogynecology Associates — Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
• Good Samaritan Hospital — Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

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