A study to test a sensor for giving early warning of urinary catheter blockage
| ISRCTN | ISRCTN51644058 |
|---|---|
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN51644058 |
| ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT) | Nil known |
| Clinical Trials Information System (CTIS) | Nil known |
| Integrated Research Application System (IRAS) | 261065 |
| Protocol serial number | CPMS 44678, IRAS 261065 |
| Sponsor | University of Bath |
| Funder | Urology Foundation |
- Submission date
- 11/01/2023
- Registration date
- 25/01/2023
- Last edited
- 16/02/2023
- Recruitment status
- No longer recruiting
- Overall study status
- Completed
- Condition category
- Urological and Genital Diseases
Plain English summary of protocol
Background and study aims
In the UK, approximately 15-25% of patients admitted to NHS hospitals each year will require urethral catheterisation. Foley catheters are often used on a long-term (≥30 days) indwelling basis, as a common management technique for urinary incontinence or retention and carry an approximate 5% per day risk of developing bacterial infections. These infections usually manifest as catheter blockages, resulting in painful distention of the bladder, and can lead to serious symptomatic episodes such as acute pyelonephritis and septicaemia.
Catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) is the second most common cause of hospital-acquired infection, accounting for approximately 80% of hospital-acquired infections worldwide, and its prevention is an important part of patient safety initiatives in many countries. The development of CAUTI is likely to prolong a patient’s hospital stay by an estimated 0.5 days to 5 days, and suffering from CAUTI adversely affects the quality of life. In the US alone, CAUTIs result in approximately $425 million in excess healthcare costs and 13,000 deaths. The aim of this study is to carry out a pilot study by recruiting around 48 catheterized patients over 5 months.
Who can participate?
Adult patients with long-term in-dwelling urinary catheters who are attending the weekly urology clinic at the Royal United Hospital in Bath
What does the study involve?
Asking volunteers to donate their used catheter drainage bags (removed in the Urology department clinic). The urine (in drainage bags) will be taken to the laboratory at the University of Bath for evaluation of urine microbiology and to test a new diagnostic lozenge that will be inserted into the urine-containing drainage bags.
What are the possible benefits and risks of participating?
The benefit of this research is that a diagnostic lozenge has been designed to give the patient, or carer, an early warning of approximately 14 hours before the onset of infection or potential catheter blockage. The study of the donated catheter urinary bags will take place in the university laboratory, and there will be no change to the clinical pathway and thus no risks to the patient.
Where is the study run from?
University of Bath, BioPhysical research laboratory (UK)
When is the study starting and how long is it expected to run for?
October 2019 to January 2022
Who is funding the study?
Urology Foundation (UK)
Who is the main contact?
Prof Toby Jenkins (Research Chief Investigator), a.t.a.jenkins@bath.ac.uk
Contact information
Principal investigator
University of Bath
Department of Chemistry
Bath
BA2 7AY
United Kingdom
 ORCID ID |
0000-0002-8981-3029 |
|---|---|
| Phone | +44 (0)1225386118 |
| a.t.a.jenkins@bath.ac.uk |
Scientific
Consultant Urological Surgeon
Royal United Hospital
Combe Park
Bath
BA1 3NG
United Kingdom
| Phone | +44 (0)7968 847926 |
|---|---|
| edwardjefferies@nhs.net |
Study information
| Primary study design | Observational |
|---|---|
| Study design | Observational non-randomized unblinded single-centred 6-month study |
| Secondary study design | Case series |
| Participant information sheet | 43029_PIS_leaflet_05Feb2020.pdf |
| Scientific title | A study to test a sensor for giving early warning of urinary catheter blockage |
| Study acronym | URINOSTICS |
| Study objectives | To carry out a pilot study by recruiting around 48 catheterized patients over 5 months, and asking them to donate their used catheter drainage bags (removed in the clinic at the Urology department at the Royal United Hospital in Bath). The urine (in drainage bags) will be taken to the lab, at the University of Bath, for evaluation of urine microbiology and to test a new diagnostic lozenge (that will be inserted into the urine-containing drainage bags). The diagnostic lozenge has been designed to give the patient, or carer, an early warning (of approximately 14 hours) of the onset of infection or potential catheter blockage. |
| Ethics approval(s) | 1. Approved 06/03/2020, London - Bloomsbury Research Ethics Committee (HRA RES Centre Manchester, Barlow House 3rd Floor, 4 Minshull Street, Manchester, M1 3DZ, UK; +44 (0)207104828, (0)2071048272; bloomsbury.rec@hra.nhs.uk), ref: 20/LO/0094 2. Approved 18/03/2020, HRA and Health and Care Research Wales (HCRW; Castlebridge 4, Cardiff, CF11 9AB, Wales, UK; +44 (0)2920 230457; HCRW.approvals@wales.nhs.uk), ref: 20/LO/0094 |
| Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied | Patients requiring catheterising |
| Intervention | URINOSTICS lozenge - lab prototype is inserted into the urinary leg bag after patients have donated them, i.e. not part of patient pathway. Observational: Feasibility of study design with a view to a larger trial: 1. Practicalities of sample collection and viewing technology ‘switch-on’ / colour change in urine collection bags 2. pH measure of all donated urine as soon as practicable 3. A microbiological test for the presence of Proteus mirabilis in urine 4. Correlation of technology result against retrospective clinical decision of patient infection condition (time to catheter blockage following urine donation) 5. To correlate sensor switch-on with patient-reported quality of life factors 6. To undertake PPI to assess understanding of the study concept and recruitment to a study assessing the technology |
| Intervention type | Device |
| Phase | Not Applicable |
| Drug / device / biological / vaccine name(s) | URINOSTICS lozenge |
| Primary outcome measure(s) |
1. Correlation of technology result against the retrospective clinical decision of patient infection condition (time to catheter blockage following urine donation), measured using the case report form (CRF) and telephone interview at the time of donation and 3 weeks later |
| Key secondary outcome measure(s) |
Feasibility of study design with a view to a larger trial: |
| Completion date | 31/01/2022 |
Eligibility
| Participant type(s) | Patient |
|---|---|
| Age group | Adult |
| Lower age limit | 18 Years |
| Sex | All |
| Target sample size at registration | 48 |
| Total final enrolment | 35 |
| Key inclusion criteria | 1. Patients with long term in-dwelling urinary catheters 2. Adult aged >18 years old 3. Attendance at a weekly urology clinic 4. Consent gained for study |
| Key exclusion criteria | 1. Consent not gained for study 2. Child aged < 18 years old 3. Adult without mental capacity to consent |
| Date of first enrolment | 03/08/2021 |
| Date of final enrolment | 11/01/2022 |
Locations
Countries of recruitment
- United Kingdom
- England
Study participating centre
Bath
BA1 3NG
United Kingdom
Results and Publications
| Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to share | Yes |
|---|---|
| IPD sharing plan summary | Stored in non-publicly available repository |
| IPD sharing plan | Current IPD sharing statement as of 16/02/2023: Anonymised electronic storage of the data from the trial is held securely in a DropBox folder held by the University of Bath. The preprint article of the study is available at MedRxiv. The type of data stored: Anonymised participant data: responses from CRF, laboratory experiments, and quality-of-life questionnaire responses. The process for requesting access (if non-publicly available): email to the corresponding author: chsataj@bath.ac.uk Dates of availability: Anytime from the date of MedRxiv preprint publication: 26/10/2022, for the following 5 years. Whether consent from participants was required and obtained: Informed consent was gained from participants. This data is held at Royal United Hospital, Bath. This data has been archived. Comments on data anonymization: Researchers had no access to the identifiable data of the participants. Participants were given a study ID to allow for anonymisation. Only research nurses at the site had access to this information. Any ethical or legal restrictions: No ethical or legal restrictions. Previous IPD sharing statement: The datasets generated and/or analysed during the current study are available upon request from Prof Toby Jenkins, a.t.a.jenkins@bath.ac.uk. Anonymized data from the CRF and laboratory analysis will be stored. Consent was required and obtained. Data were anonymised at the source (at the hospital), such that a list was maintained by the research nurse that correlated a unique patient ID with the patient's NHS number. This list is kept confidential by the university research team. |
Study outputs
| Output type | Details | Date created | Date added | Peer reviewed? | Patient-facing? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HRA research summary | 28/06/2023 | No | No | ||
| Participant information sheet | 05/02/2020 | 23/01/2023 | No | Yes | |
| Participant information sheet | Participant information sheet | 11/11/2025 | 11/11/2025 | No | Yes |
| Preprint results | 26/10/2022 | 14/02/2023 | No | No | |
| Protocol file | version 1.0 | 13/05/2021 | 23/01/2023 | No | No |
Additional files
- 43029_PIS_leaflet_05Feb2020.pdf
- Participant information sheet
- 43029_Protocol_V 1.0_13May2021.pdf
- Protocol file
Editorial Notes
16/02/2023: IPD sharing statement updated.
14/02/2023: Preprint added.
23/01/2023: Trial's existence confirmed by the HRA (UK).
