Effect of Chlorhexidine on Bacteriuria

• Status: Unknown status
• Trial end date: 2014-04-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

This study is conducted to determine and compare the effect of applying Povidone-iodine and Chlorhexidine solutions for perinea washing on bacteriuria rate and type in patients with urinary catheter in intensive care unit.

• Phase: Phase 4
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
• Treatments: Cadexomer iodine; Chlorhexidine; Chlorhexidine gluconate; Iodine; Povidone; Povidone-Iodine

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Must need a urinary catheter for 10 days at least

• Must have 18-55 years old

• Men subjects must doing circumcision already

• Urinary catheter must be apply in a standard method by researcher or via her supervision

Exclusion Criteria:

• No more tendency of patient or his/her significant other for continuing study

• Malignant disease such as prostate or uterine cancer

• History of recurrent urinary infection

• Congenital urinary system disorders

• history of allergy

• Immunodeficiency disorders

• Urinary system intervention in past sixth months

• Urinary infection at study start

• Positive urine analysis or urine culture results in first 3 days of study

• Abdominal or pelvic surgery

• Women having period during study

• Any allergic reaction or dermatitis resulted from applying study solutions

• Appearing genital wounds

• Diabetes mellitus

• Wound in genital area

• Discharging, transferring or dying in first week of study