Non-returning Catheter Valve for Reducing CAUTI

A Pilot Study of Non-returning Catheter Valve for Reducing Catheter-associated Urinary Tract Infection in Critically-ill Patients

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01963013

Enrollment

100

Registered

2013-10-16

Start date

2012-06-30

Completion date

2013-04-30

Last updated

2013-10-21

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Conditions

Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infection, Critically Ill Patients

Keywords

Non-returning catheter valve, Catheter associated urinary tract infection, Critically ill patients, Prevention

Brief summary

This study was to determine efficacy of the non-returning catheter valve for reducing catheter associated urinary tract infection compared with conventional urine bag in critically ill patients.

Detailed description

Non-returning catheter valve (generic name) used UnometerTM SafetiTM Plus (trade name)

Interventions

DEVICENon-returning catheter valve

DEVICEConventional urine bag

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* The participants who age more than 18 year and admitted to the medical intensive care unit or intermediate care unit * All participants must be retained the urinary catheter.

Exclusion criteria

* The participants were diagnosed urinary tract infection before retention of the urinary catheter.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Incidence density of the catheter associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI)	one year

Countries

Thailand

Outcome results

None listed

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