A Phase 2 interventional study of Self-management of urinary catheter in Urinary Retention and Neurogenic Bladder, sponsored by University of Rochester. Completed at 2 sites in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2012-09-18.
Sponsored by University of Rochester · Phase 2, Interventional, and Prevention
Learning to self-manage urine flow may help people prevent or minimize persistent complications from long-term indwelling urethral or suprapubic catheters.
Urinary catheter users commonly experience adverse health effects, such as urinary tract infection (UTI), blockage, dislodgement, and leakage, leading to poor quality of life indicators. Catheter-related problems often require health care utilization resulting in increased health care costs. Self-management of urine flow is an essential part of self-care for people with long-term urinary catheters and may lead to prevention or reduction of catheter-related problems and improved quality of life.This study tests the effectiveness of a urinary catheter self-management intervention in a randomized trial of 220 patients, with 12 months of follow-up. The experimental intervention is designed to enhance self-management of urine flow in individuals with long-term urinary catheters, with the goal of decreasing catheter related complications and enhancing quality of life.
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Intervention: Self-management group--teaching behavioral approaches(awareness, self-monitoring, and self-management) to prevent or minimize urinary catheter complications.
Behavioral: Self-management of urinary catheter
Usual care for urinary catheter. Home care and/or clinic care is the usual care for people with long-term urinary catheters.
Awareness, self-monitoring, and self-management of urine flow are taught. Focus is on attaining adequate and consistent levels of fluid intake and preventing catheter dislodgement.
Also known as: self-management, self-monitoring, urinary catheter self care
Symptomatic urinary tract infection
Time frame: every two months for 12 months
Urinary catheter quality of life
Time frame: 6 months and 12 months
This study is completed, as verified in Jul 2011. You cannot join it, but the record below documents what was studied.
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