Chlorhexidine bladder wash for people with long-term suprapubic catheters
Part of Brain & nervous system, Infections, Kidney & urinary, Women’s health & pregnancy clinical trials.
This study tests whether washing the bladder with a solution called chlorhexidine (a germ-killer) can lower the number of unplanned hospital visits and improve quality of life for people who have a long-term suprapubic catheter. You may be eligible if you have had a catheter for at least a year and have had a recent urinary tract infection.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You have a suprapubic catheter (a tube in your bladder through your belly) that has been in place for at least 1 year.
- You have had at least one confirmed urinary tract infection in the last 6 months.
- You do not currently have kidney stones, and you have never had urine backing up into your kidneys, a kidney transplant, or bladder surgery.
- You are not allergic to chlorhexidine, and you are not pregnant or breastfeeding.
- You can stop using other treatments to prevent infections for the time you are in the study.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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