Intravesical LGG VS Saline Bladder Wash RCT

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phasePhase 2
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorMedstar Health Research Institute

About this trial

This is the first ever comparative effectiveness study of an antibiotic-sparing novel self-management intervention to prevent complicated urinary tract infection (UTI).

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Age ≥18 years;

SCI at least 6 months duration;

NLUTD (as determined by their SCI physician or urologist);

Utilizing intermittent catheterization for bladder management; and

Disqualifiers

Known genitourinary pathology beyond neuropathic bladder (i.e., vesicoureteral reflux, bladder or kidney stones, etc.);

Use of prophylactic antibiotics;

Instillation of intravesical agents (e.g., gentamycin, saline; or Lactobacillus);

Immunodeficiency;

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Lactobacillus RhamnosusGG
  • Saline bladder wash

Treatment groups

120 Participants
are divided into 4 treatment groups