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Patient comfort assessment of the Femflow. A follow-up study of the validation of a new catheter for intermittent Self-Catheterization in female patients

Patient comfort assessment of the Femflow. A follow-up study of the validation of a new catheter for intermittent Self-Catheterization in female patients - Patient comfort assessment of the Femflow

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
NL-OMON
Registry ID
NL-OMON45287
Enrollment
10
Registered
2018-01-11
Start date
2018-06-13
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-02-28

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Acontractile or underactive bladder dysfunction: inability to empty the bladder

Interventions

incomplete bladder emptying
lower urinary tract dysfunction

Sponsors

Novuqare BV
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Age
18 Years to 64 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: - Age 18-80 years - Woman on CIC who cannot empty the bladder themselves (so no incomplete voiders) - Patient has signed a written Informed Consent form - Patient is free of uncontrolled psychiatric illness - Patient is free of urinary tract infection - is the patient free of urethral strictures, trauma of necrosis?

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - Patients with large deviations in urethra or bladder caused by anatomical defects, earlier surgery or caused by other damage of the pelvic floor. - Patients with a urinary tract infection, or a history of urinary tract infections. - Patients who can urinate themselves, or on partial Clean Intermittent Catheterization - Morbid obesity (BMI > 40 kg/m2) - Patients with hematuria and/or blood clots in the urine

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Comfort during insertion - quantitative assessment by participant Comfort of FemFlow the bladder - quantitative assessment by participant Comfort during urinating - quantitative assessment by participant Comfort during removal of FemFlow - quantitative assessment by participant Comfort of FemFlow for several body postures - quantitative assessment by participant The primary objectives will be rated with a questionnaire, using a 1-10 scale. The questions are set up to rate comfort; 1 represents *extremely uncomfortable* and 10 represents *extremely comfortable*. The question must score 6 or higher to be assessed as acceptable. The average outcome of the main study parameters shall score 7 or higher.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Secondary study parameters/endpoints. No mucosa damage. Cystoscopic investigation.

Countries

The Netherlands

Outcome results

None listed

Source: NL-OMON (via WHO ICTRP)