Nine-Year checkup: did a simple catheter care bundle keep preventing infections?
NCT ID NCT06893562
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looks at whether a set of steps to prevent urinary tract infections and bladder swelling in older hip fracture patients still works 9 years after it was first put in place. Researchers will compare infection and bladder problem rates from year 9 to earlier years in 750 patients aged 65 and older. The goal is to see if the improvements lasted and to guide future hospital policies.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that simple care bundles can have lasting benefits, helping hospitals reduce infections in other surgical patients.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational follow-up, not a new treatment test. Results may be affected by changes in care during the pandemic and may not apply to other hospitals.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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750 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2025
- Finished
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Oct 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Patients aged 65 years and older undergoing hip fracture surgery at a university hospital in Sweden.
- Ages
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65 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: -Hip fracture surgery at the study site, age 65 years and older and cared for in the ortho-geriatric wards. Exclusion Criteria: -No catheterisation during hospital stay
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Sahlgrenska Academy, Sahlgrenska University hospital/Mölndal
Mölndal, Västra Götaland County, 43180, Sweden
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