Urinary Tract Infections in Older Persons Admitted to a Psychogeriatric Ward
UTI_UCP
Optimizing and Validating the Clinical Algorithm for Diagnosing Urinary Tract Infections in Older Persons Admitted to a Psychogeriatric Ward
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interventional
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0 countries
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Brief Summary
Urinary tract infections are one of the most common types of infections in older persons. The general aim of this study is to improve the epidemiological knowledge and develop a better diagnostic algorithm for urinary tract infections in older institutionalized individuals in order to reduce excessive prescribing of antibiotics and prevent antimicrobial resistance.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
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participants targeted
Target at P50-P75 for not_applicable
Started Mar 2015
Shorter than P25 for not_applicable
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
February 9, 2015
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
February 23, 2015
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
March 1, 2015
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
August 1, 2015
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
December 1, 2015
CompletedFebruary 23, 2015
February 1, 2015
5 months
February 9, 2015
February 17, 2015
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Serious infection
To verify if the elderly has a serious infection, the research team will combine test results (dipstick, dipslide and CRP measurement) with signs/symptoms reported in the patient questionnaire.
2 months
Secondary Outcomes (1)
Reliability of the uricult dipslide in a population of institutionalized older patients
2 months
Study Arms (1)
Diagnostic tests
OTHERFor any patient with a suspected urinary tract infection during the course of the study a basic questionnaire will have to be filled out and diagnostic tests (urine sample for culture, dipstick assay for the detection of nitrites and leukocyte- esterase and a POC CRP test) will have to be perform.
Interventions
C Reactive Protein (CRP) measurement on capillary blood using a point-of-care test to determine C Reactive Protein level in the blood
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Older (65+ years) persons admitted to a gerontopsychiatric ward
You may not qualify if:
- Patients not understanding Dutch or not willing to participate (no informed consent)
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- KU Leuvenlead
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Interventions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- STUDY DIRECTOR
Jan De Lepeleire, PhD
KU Leuven
Central Study Contacts
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- NA
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- DIAGNOSTIC
- Intervention Model
- SINGLE GROUP
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Research Assistant
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
February 9, 2015
First Posted
February 23, 2015
Study Start
March 1, 2015
Primary Completion
August 1, 2015
Study Completion
December 1, 2015
Last Updated
February 23, 2015
Record last verified: 2015-02