Effect of CAUTI Prevention Alert - A Randomized Control Trial

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02054065

Enrollment

108

Registered

2014-02-04

Start date

2014-02-28

Completion date

2015-06-30

Last updated

2018-09-11

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Conditions

Infection Due to Indwelling Urinary Catheter

Keywords

Urinary Catheter, urinary tract infection

Brief summary

This study proposes to expand upon previous research by studying the effects of a urinary-catheter removal alert on duration of urinary catheter use and frequency of CAUTIs with a large, randomized controlled trial within a three-hospital academic medical center. Hypothesis The proposed urinary-catheter removal alerts will decrease the number of catheter days and decrease the number of catheter associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs), but will not affect the catheter re-insertion rate.

Detailed description

Primary Objectives * Specific Aim 1: Investigate the effect of a urinary-catheter removal alert on the rate of catheter associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs). * Specific Aim 2: Investigate the effect of a urinary-catheter removal alert on the number of catheter days. * Specific Aim 3: Evaluate the effect of a urinary-catheter removal alert on the rate of catheter re-insertion. * Specific Aim 4: Evaluate the effect of a urinary-catheter removal alert on overall mortality in patients with indwelling catheters.

Interventions

OTHERCAUTI Decision Support

Decision support used to prevent Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

21 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* All admissions with an indwelling urinary catheter will be randomly assigned to intervention vs. control (usual care) conditions.

Exclusion criteria

* Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and pediatric patients

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Number of CAUTIs	One Year

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Number of catheter days	One year
Rate of catheter re-insertion	One Year
Patient mortality due to CAUTI	One year

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

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