A Prospective Analysis of Biofilm in Urinary Catheters Study

December 10, 2015 updated by: Southwest Regional Wound Care Center

A Prospective Anaylsis of Biofilm in Urinary Catheters Study

To analyze biofilm obtained from at least 10 Subjects who have an indwelling catheter. A 30cc urine sample would also be collected from the same subject, and analyzed.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Detailed Description

After obtaining informed consent, concurrent with the changing of the Foley catheter in the clinic, would be obtaining a 30 cc. sample of urine which would also be fast frozen and stored in a -81 degree freezer until shipped to the Venter clinic on dry ice.

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

9

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Texas
      • Lubbock, Texas, United States, 79410
        • Southwest Regional Wound Care Center

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Subjects who require a standard foley catheter.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Subject must be 18 years of age.
  2. Subject is attending weekly office visits at SW Wound Care Center as an out- patient.
  3. Subject must have an indwelling Foley catheter.
  4. Subject is informed about the trial, understands its nature of the study and provides written informed consent prior to study enrollment.
  5. Subject is willing and able to comply with all specified care and visit requirements.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Subject refuses to participate in the study. 2. Subject is expected to be non-compliant. 3. Subject is a resident in a nursing home, or institutionalized. 4. Subject is pregnant. 5. Subject has a Legally Authorized Representative

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Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
To analyze biofilm obtained from at least 10 Subjects who have an indwelling catheter.
Time Frame: Over a period of 20 weeks
the proteomics, metabolomics and metagenomics ("omics") data will be analyzed and integrated in order to understand the microbial population dynamics and the interactions with the human subject host responses which may include antibacterial defenses, local inflammation, immune tolerance towards bacteria
Over a period of 20 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Southwest Regional Wound Care Center

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Randall Wolcott, M.D., Southwest Regional Wound Care Center

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

March 1, 2013

Primary Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2015

Study Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2015

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

March 4, 2013

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 12, 2013

First Posted (Estimate)

November 19, 2013

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

December 11, 2015

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 10, 2015

Last Verified

December 1, 2015

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 56-RW-022

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