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Basic Information
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ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
196 participants
OBSERVATIONAL
2022-05-24
2025-09-30
Brief Summary
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≥ 65 years during a follow-up time of four weeks after IUC-removal?
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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CASE_CONTROL
PROSPECTIVE
Study Groups
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Intervention group
Inpatients with an indwelling urinary catheter (IUC) at admission to a rehabilitation clinic for persons ≥65 years in Sweden. Intervention is removal of the IUC.
Indwelling urinary catheter
Removal of indwelling urinary catheter
Control group
Inpatients without an IUC at admission to a rehabilitation clinic for persons ≥65 years in Sweden
No interventions assigned to this group
Interventions
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Indwelling urinary catheter
Removal of indwelling urinary catheter
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Ability to understand oral and written instructions in Swedish
* Ability to produce a voided urine-sample
Exclusion Criteria
* End-of-life care
* Physical disability to produce voided urine-samples
* Ongoing antimicrobial treatment for symptomatic bacteriuria
65 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Region Stockholm
OTHER_GOV
Responsible Party
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Ann Tammelin
MD, Associate Professor
Locations
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Geriatric Department, Södertälje Hospital
Södertälje, , Sweden
Geriatric Department, Danderyd Hospital
Stockholm, , Sweden
Countries
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References
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Kulbay A, Joelsson-Alm E, Amilon K, Tammelin A. Asymptomatic bacteriuria and urinary tract infection in geriatric inpatients after indwelling urinary catheter removal: a descriptive two-centre study. Infect Prev Pract. 2024 Oct 24;6(4):100411. doi: 10.1016/j.infpip.2024.100411. eCollection 2024 Dec.
Other Identifiers
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2021-02410
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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