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Prof Catherine Murphy
+44 (023) 8120 6552
C.Murphy@soton.ac.uk


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Clinical and cost-effectiveness of alternative urinary catheter design

Not Recruiting

Open to: All Genders

Age: Adult

Shipley Kirkcaldy Hamilton Norwich Welwyn Garden City Shrewsbury

Medical Conditions

Urethral catheter-associated urinary tract infection

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A catheter is a flexible hollow tube, which is passed into the bladder to drain urine. In this study, we will be comparing 2 types of catheters (the Foley catheter and the Optitip catheter) to determine whether the Optitip catheter provides a clinically and cost-effective alternative to the traditional ‘Foley’ style catheter for reducing catheter associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) and other complications for community-dwelling (own home or residential care) adults requiring long-term urinary urethral catheterisation.

Start dates may differ between countries and research sites. The research team are responsible for keeping the information up-to-date.  

The recruitment start and end dates are as follows:

09 Jan 2023 09 Jan 2024

Participants will be randomly allocated to one of two groups. In addition to usual care, participants will either be assigned to an optitip catheter or foley catheter (control). Participants will be given the assigned catheter at their next planned catheter change and will continue to receive the assigned catheter (Optitip or Foley) for 12 months in addition to all other catheter-related care. Participants will be asked to fill out a diary with any occurrence of UTIs in the past month, any other symptoms that they think could be caused by their catheter, and any catheter changes they had. They will also be asked to fill out questionnaires and express their experiences using the Optitip catheter and taking part in the trial.


Adult long-term indwelling urethral catheter users who have experienced one or more catheter-associated UTIs in the last 12 months.

You can take part if:



You may not be able to take part if:


1. Current therapy for bladder cancer2. Under surveillance follow-up for previous bladder cancer3. Current interventional therapy for prostate cancer4. Previous bladder radiotherapy5. Unresolved urethral stricture or bladder neck stenosis6. Traumatic hypospadias7. Terminally ill8. Otherwise deemed unsuitable for trial


Below are the locations for where you can take part in the trial. Please note that not all sites may be open.

  • Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust
    New Mill Victoria Road Saltaire
    Shipley
    BD18 3LD
  • NHS Fife
    Hayfield House Hayfield Road
    Kirkcaldy
    KY2 5AH
  • NHS Lanarkshire
    14 Beckford Street
    Hamilton
    ML3 0TA
  • Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust
    Norwich Community Hospital Bowthorpe Road
    Norwich
    NR2 3TU
  • Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust
    Unit 1a Howard Court 14 Tewin Road
    Welwyn Garden City
    AL7 1BW
  • Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust
    Shropshire County Pct William Farr House Mytton Oak Road
    Shrewsbury
    SY3 8XL

Participants may see a reduction in symptoms associated with long-term catheter use and will be helping to further our knowledge of other benefits of the Optitip catheter (if any) that may benefit other catheter users in the future. However, a possible risk is that the study catheter may not improve the participant's catheter-related symptoms. Participants will need to complete data collection calls/visits at baseline, and monthly throughout the trial, which they would not do if they were not taking part in the study.

Prof Catherine Murphy
+44 (023) 8120 6552
C.Murphy@soton.ac.uk



More information about this study, what is involved and how to take part can be found on the study website.


The study is sponsored by University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust and funded by Health Technology Assessment Programme.



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Last updated 14 February 2023

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