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Randomized Controlled Trial
. 2006 Jun;16(3):347-51.

[Comparative study of the acceptability of the SpeediCath Set and Actreen set catheterization sets in patients performing self-catheterization]

[Article in French]
Albert Leriche  1 , Kathleen Charvier, Véronique Bonniaud, Laurence Peyrat, Philippe N'guyen, Jean-Marc Soler, André Chapuis, Guy Egon
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  • PMID: 16821349
Randomized Controlled Trial

[Comparative study of the acceptability of the SpeediCath Set and Actreen set catheterization sets in patients performing self-catheterization]

[Article in French]
Albert Leriche et al. Prog Urol. 2006 Jun.

Abstract

Objective: To compare SpeediCath Set to Actreen Set in terms of performance, acceptability and safety, in patients performing self-catheterization.

Material and methods: Four questionnaires were completed during this multicentre, randomized, crossover study: initial, after having tested each of the two products and patient preference at the end of the study.

Results: Analysis was based on 29 men performing self-catheterization. The SpeediCath Set was found to be superior to the Actreen Set in terms of ease of introduction (p=0.0055), ease of emptying (p=0.0157), quality of lubricant (p<0.0001), urethral tolerance and possibility of catheterization in bed (p= 0.0157). The patients 'global assessment was clearly in favour of SpeediCath Set (70 +/- 2.3 versus 5.7 +/- 2.5; p=0.0156) and 65.5% of patients preferred to use SpeediCath Set in the future.

Conclusion: SpeediCath Set facilitates catheterization and improves the urethral tolerance compared to Actreen Set, with a marked patient preference in favour of SpeediCath Set.

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