Prophylactic Antibiotics on Urethral Catheter Withdrawal
Use of Antibiotic Prophylaxis on Urethral Catheter Withdrawal: A Randomized Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Trial
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Brief Summary
Urinary-tract infection (UTI) is the most common type of hospital-acquired infection (30% of all). The purpose of this study is to determine whether antibiotic prophylaxis for urinary catheter removal is useful at preventing catheter-associated urinary-tract infection.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P50-P75 for phase_4
Started Jan 2005
Typical duration for phase_4
1 active site
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
January 1, 2005
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
August 2, 2005
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
August 4, 2005
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
April 1, 2007
CompletedApril 19, 2007
April 1, 2007
August 2, 2005
April 18, 2007
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (2)
Symptomatic bacteriuria
Asymptomatic bacteriuria
Secondary Outcomes (1)
Antibiotic resistance patterns
Interventions
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Urethral catheter in situ for at least 3 days (72h)
You may not qualify if:
- Pregnancy
- Impaired renal or hepatic function (serum creatinine \> 150 mmol/l, serum transaminases \> 75 IU/l)
- Fever
- Symptomatic urinary tract infection
- Antibiotic use ≤ 48 hours before urinary catheter removal
- Allergy to trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole or ciprofloxacin
- Urologic pathology
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
Sint Antonius Hospital
Nieuwegein, Utrecht, 3430 EM, Netherlands
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Interventions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- STUDY DIRECTOR
M. Tersmette, MD, PhD
Sint Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- phase 4
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- DOUBLE
- Purpose
- PREVENTION
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
August 2, 2005
First Posted
August 4, 2005
Study Start
January 1, 2005
Study Completion
April 1, 2007
Last Updated
April 19, 2007
Record last verified: 2007-04