Silver Alloyed Urinary Catheters and Incidence of Catheter Acquired Urinary Tract Infections (UTI)

A Comparative Study to Investigate if Silver Alloyed Urinary Catheters Can Reduce the Incidence of Catheter Acquired Urinary Tract Infections in Patients Undergoing Elective Surgery

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01054690

Enrollment

511

Registered

2010-01-22

Start date

2008-10-31

Completion date

2009-08-31

Last updated

2010-01-22

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Conditions

Urinary Tract Infection

Keywords

Catheterization, Urinary Tract Infection, Elective Surgery

Brief summary

This study is a single blinded (Outcome Assessors), multicenter randomized controlled study designed to investigate if a silver alloyed urinary catheter with antibacterial properties can reduce the incidence of catheter acquired urinary tract infections in patients undergoing elective surgery. Patients requiring urinary catheterization will be randomized into two groups and receive either the silver alloyed catheter (test) or a silicone catheter (control).

Interventions

DEVICEBactiguard Infection Protection (BIP) Cathter.

DEVICESilicone Urinary Catheter

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Adults in elective surgery requiring urinary catheterization

Exclusion criteria

* Patients who has or recently (within 3 weeks) had a urinary catheter * Signs of urinary tracts infection * Previous radiation therapy in lower pelvis * Latex allergy * Cognitive impaired * Do not understand Swedish language.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
To determine whether a silver alloyed catheter with antibacterial properties will decrease the incidence of catheter associated urinary tract infection in patients undergoing elective surgery.	At catheter withdrawal (normally 1-3 days after catheter insertion).

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Patient´s evaluation of the catheterization and overall satisfaction.	At catheter withdrawal and 7-10 days after catheter withdrawal.

Countries

Sweden

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026