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Postnatal Prevalence of Bacteriuria in Women With Catheter Versus no Catheter in Labour

NCT03914144 · Status: WITHDRAWN · Type: OBSERVATIONAL

Last updated 2026-03-27

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Summary

Catheterisation is an accepted tool in intrapartum bladder care and indwelling catheters are used routinely before elective caesarean sections. However, urinary catheters are associated with an increased rate of urinary tract infections which can lead to complications including increased maternal morbidity and prolonged hospital stay. A Cochrane Review (2014) concluded that there is insufficient evidence to assess the routine use of indwelling bladder catheters in women undergoing caesarean section. The incidence and causation of catheter-associated infection in this population is unknown. We propose to provide this data, by comparing urine samples from pregnant women before and after their delivery and analysing this against observational catheter use during the delivery. This will be vital in conducting future research into potential change in policy on routine catheterisation. It will also be beneficial to patients as it could reduce the burden of catheterisation by reducing their chance of developing a UTI and by reducing the associated morbidity.

Conditions

  • Urinary Tract Infection in Pregnancy
  • Urinary Tract Infection Following Delivery
  • Catheter Infection

Interventions

OTHER

Catheter insertion

A data collection sheet will be assigned for every patient who is recruited for the study. The clinician caring for the patient will be asked to fill in this form after the delivery has occurred. The form essentially will describe if the patient received any catheter during the delivery and if so, an indwelling catheter or an intermittent (in/out) catheter and how many episodes this occurred.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Mark James, MbChb · Gloucestershire NHS Foundation Trust

Eligibility

Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-05-01
Primary Completion
2019-08-01
Completion
2019-08-01

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