Intravesical Lactobacillus for Urinary Symptoms Among People With NLUTD Who Use Indwelling Catheters

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

182 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2020-01-10

Study Completion Date

2026-09-30

Brief Summary

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The objectives of the proposed research among this population are: 1) to define clinically meaningful change (i.e. differentiating states of health and illness) with respect to urinary symptoms, urine inflammation, cultivable bacteria, and the urine ecosystem; and 2) to determine the optimal intravesical Lactobacillus RhamnosusGG (LGG®) dose to be used to reduce urinary symptoms in a future clinical trial.

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Detailed Description

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Urinary tract infection (UTI) is the most common outpatient infection world-wide, and for people with spinal cord injury (SCI) and neurogenic bladder (NB), it is the most common infection, secondary condition, cause for emergency room visits, and infectious cause of hospitalization. Despite its prevalence, attempts to ameliorate UTI among people with SCI are stymied by long-standing diagnostic challenges which arise from evidence gaps around "gold standard" diagnostic tests (urinalysis and urine culture) that have lower sensitivity and specificity for UTI in this population. A high prevalence of chronic inflammation leading to persistence of white blood cells (WBC) in the urine confounds the utility of WBC count, pyuria, and leukocyte esterase as biomarkers for UTI; nitrites in urine indicate the presence of only specific (but not all) organisms, many of which are present to a greater extent in the urine of people with SCI; and people with SCI have a high prevalence of asymptomatic bacteriuria. These physiologic changes render the gold standard diagnostic tests less useful for identifying UTI in persons with SCI.

SA1. Estimate healthy, asymptomatic state variability of urine NGAL (uNGAL), white blood cells (uWBC), nitrite, cultivable bacteria, and the urinary microbiome.

SA2. Estimate the effect of intravesical LGG dose on urinary symptoms (primary outcome), uNGAL, uWBC, nitrites, cultivable bacteria, and the urine microbiome (secondary outcomes).

Conditions

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Neurogenic Bladder

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Design: Prospective, randomized pilot intervention clinical trial. Target Enrollment: 182 subjects with NLUTD at least 6 months and who use IDC for bladder management. Setting: National sample (N=114 intervention only, no urine collection) and local Washington, DC metropolitan area (N=68 intervention + urine collection).

Controls: This is a 2-arm dose-finding pilot clinical trial, as such there is no control group

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Low Dosage

For the LGG® instillation, participants will be instructed to mix the contents of 1 LGG capsule into 45 cc sterile 0.9% saline. After mixing, participants will draw up the 45cc liquid LGG mixture into a 60cc syringe and instill via the indwelling catheter (the catheter will not be changed as this would represent 2 interventions). Participants will be instructed the plug their catheter for 1 hour. Participants will receive 2 \]LGG capsules and will repeat this process the following day ("Low" dose). Subjects will remain in the study for up to 29 months, with participation ending after one completed intervention (2 doses) and post-intervention assessments are complete. If urinary symptoms do not occur warranting instillation during the ensuing 29 months, participants will be asked to return any remaining kits (including LGG®). Participants will be instructed to complete the USQNB-IDC weekly until study completion.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Culturelle 10 Billion CFU Capsule

Intervention Type DRUG

LGG® (Culturelle Probiotic with Lactobacillus RhamnosusGG, shown to produce the largest amount of antibacterial substances against pathogenic bacteria) will be used. For the LGG® instillation, participants will be instructed to mix the contents of 1 LGG capsule into 45 cc sterile 0.9% saline. After mixing, participants will draw up the 45cc liquid LGG mixture into a 60cc syringe and instill via the indwelling catheter (the catheter will not be changed as this would represent 2 interventions). Participants will be instructed the plug their catheter for 1 hour. Participants will receive 2 or 4 LGG capsules (depending on randomization group) and will repeat this process the following day ("Low" dose) or twice daily for a total of four doses ("High" dose) according to randomization group.

High dosage

For the LGG® instillation, participants will be instructed to mix the contents of 1 LGG capsule into 45 cc sterile 0.9% saline. After mixing, participants will draw up the 45cc liquid LGG mixture into a 60cc syringe and instill via the indwelling catheter (the catheter will not be changed as this would represent 2 interventions). Participants will be instructed the plug their catheter for 1 hour. Participants will receive 4 LGG capsules and will repeat this process the following day twice for a total of four doses ("High" dose). Subjects will remain in the study for up to 29 months, with participation ending after one completed intervention (4 doses) and post-intervention assessments are complete. If urinary symptoms do not occur warranting instillation during the ensuing 29 months, participants will be asked to return any remaining kits (including LGG®). Participants will be instructed to complete the USQNB-IDC weekly until study completion.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Culturelle 10 Billion CFU Capsule

Intervention Type DRUG

LGG® (Culturelle Probiotic with Lactobacillus RhamnosusGG, shown to produce the largest amount of antibacterial substances against pathogenic bacteria) will be used. For the LGG® instillation, participants will be instructed to mix the contents of 1 LGG capsule into 45 cc sterile 0.9% saline. After mixing, participants will draw up the 45cc liquid LGG mixture into a 60cc syringe and instill via the indwelling catheter (the catheter will not be changed as this would represent 2 interventions). Participants will be instructed the plug their catheter for 1 hour. Participants will receive 2 or 4 LGG capsules (depending on randomization group) and will repeat this process the following day ("Low" dose) or twice daily for a total of four doses ("High" dose) according to randomization group.

Interventions

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Culturelle 10 Billion CFU Capsule

LGG® (Culturelle Probiotic with Lactobacillus RhamnosusGG, shown to produce the largest amount of antibacterial substances against pathogenic bacteria) will be used. For the LGG® instillation, participants will be instructed to mix the contents of 1 LGG capsule into 45 cc sterile 0.9% saline. After mixing, participants will draw up the 45cc liquid LGG mixture into a 60cc syringe and instill via the indwelling catheter (the catheter will not be changed as this would represent 2 interventions). Participants will be instructed the plug their catheter for 1 hour. Participants will receive 2 or 4 LGG capsules (depending on randomization group) and will repeat this process the following day ("Low" dose) or twice daily for a total of four doses ("High" dose) according to randomization group.

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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Lactobacillus Rhamnosus GG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Neurogenic bladder for at least 6 months;
* Utilizing indwelling catheterization for bladder management;
* Women must be premenopausal and not currently menstruating;
* Community dwelling
* physical disability

Exclusion Criteria

* Use of prophylactic antibiotics;
* Instillation of intravesical antimicrobials to prevent UTI;
* Psychologic or psychiatric conditions influencing the ability to follow instructions;
* Use of oral or IV antibiotics within the past 2 weeks;
* Sexual activity within the previous 72 hours;
* Participation in another study with which results could be confounded.

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No