Value of Infection Control Programs on Infection Associated with Urinary Tract Catheterization in Sohag University Hospital (Urinary tract)

Sohag University

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: UTI

Treatments: Procedure: urinary catheterization

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06859814

Soh-Med--25-2-01MS

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of an infection control program implemented at Sohag University Hospital in reducing the incidence of catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) among patients requiring urinary catheterization.

Enrollment: 200 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Adult patients (≥ 18 years) who are catheterized during their hospitalization. Patients who provide informed consent to participate in the study.

Exclusion criteria

Patients with a known history of urinary tract infections prior to hospitalization.

Patients who have indwelling catheters for more than 14 days before the study. Patients with urinary tract anomalies or other conditions that may affect infection rates.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Health Services Research

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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200 participants in 1 patient group

Patients with urinary catheters

Experimental group

Description:

Adult patients (≥ 18 years) who are catheterized during their hospitalization.

Treatment:

Procedure: urinary catheterization