Betadine vs Sterile Water for Periurethral Preparation
Recruiting
Phase 4
Interventional Study
Catherization
Urinary Tract Infection Bacterial
No Placebo Group
Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
Prior Safety Data
This treatment has already been tested in at least one earlier human trial.
Healthy Volunteers Welcome
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
At a Glance
- Age
- 18 and older
- Sex
- Female
- Trial phase
- Phase 4
- Study type
- Interventional
- Purpose
- Prevention
- Participants needed
- 148 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- University of Louisville · Other
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About This Trial
The purpose of this study is to determine whether cleaning of the urethra, or external opening to the bladder, with sterile water (water that has been treated to remove bacteria and living organisms) vs Betadine also known as Povidone-Iodine (a medical grade cleaning solution) changes the rates of bacteria in the urine after a temporary catheter, or draining tube, is placed into the bladder. Chemi…
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
* Aged 18+
* Patient undergoing in office straight catherization
Exclusion Criteria:
* History of culture proven recurrent urinary tract infection (2 in any 6-month period or 3 in any 12-month period)
* Urine Analysis with +Nitrites
* Catherization for any reason in the last 4…
Contacts
Ankita Gupta, MD, MPH
502-588-7660
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