CATHETER II: a randomised controlled trial comparing the clinical effectiveness of various washout policies versus no washout policy in preventing catheter-associated complications in adults living with long-term catheters.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Do weekly prophylactic saline or acidic catheter washouts in addition to standard long-term catheter (LTC) care improve the outcomes of adults with LTC compared with standard LTC care only.

Design

Three-arm superiority open-label randomised controlled trial.

Setting

UK community-based study.

Participants

80 adults with LTC (any type/route) ≥28 days in situ with no plans to discontinue and able to self-manage the washouts/study documentation with/without a carer.

Interventions

Randomly allocated (26:27:27) to receive standard LTC care with weekly saline or weekly acidic or no prophylactic washouts for up to 24 months.

Primary and secondary outcome measures

The primary outcome was catheter blockage requiring intervention (per 1000 cathete

SUBMITTER: Abdel-Fattah M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11624782 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature