Macroscopic length of biofilm on foley-type urinary catheters
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Quantifying the Macroscopic Length of Biofilm on Urinary Catheters
IRAS ID
247164
Contact name
Sarah Hart
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
University Hospitals Morecambe Bay NHS
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 0 months, 29 days
Research summary
Within a matter of hours of inserting a urinary catheter, it begins to become colonised with bacteria and biofilm. This biofilm is difficult to eradicate with antibiotics and can cause illness in the patient. There is currently no published evidence which has looked at exactly how long down the length of a catheter the biofilm forms. This study will aim to ascertain the average length of biofilm formation, which will prove invaluable in the future biofilm eradication techniques which are in development.
REC name
East Midlands - Nottingham 1 Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
18/EM/0401
Date of REC Opinion
2 Feb 2019
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion