Urinary Tract Infections in Older Persons Admitted to a Psychogeriatric Ward (UTI_UCP)

February 17, 2015 updated by: Latour Katrien, KU Leuven

Optimizing and Validating the Clinical Algorithm for Diagnosing Urinary Tract Infections in Older Persons Admitted to a Psychogeriatric Ward

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.

Study Overview

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

120

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Contact

Study Contact Backup

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

65 years and older (Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Older (65+ years) persons admitted to a gerontopsychiatric ward

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients not understanding Dutch or not willing to participate (no informed consent)

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Diagnostic
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Other: Diagnostic tests
For 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.
Device: Diagnostic tests
C Reactive Protein (CRP) measurement on capillary blood using a point-of-care test to determine C Reactive Protein level in the blood
Device: Diagnostic tests
Uricult dipslide: Easy-to-perform bacterial culture test for dectecting urinary tract infections in point of care settings

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Serious infection
Time Frame: 2 months
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 Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Reliability of the uricult dipslide in a population of institutionalized older patients
Time Frame: 2 months
To verify the reliability of the uricult dipslide, a comparison will be made between the result of a dipslide read after 48h at room temperature, a dipslide incubated for 24h at +/- 35° Celsius and a urine culture test performed in a microbiology lab
2 months

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

KU Leuven

Investigators

  • Study Director: Jan De Lepeleire, PhD, KU Leuven

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

March 1, 2015

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

August 1, 2015

Study Completion (Anticipated)

December 1, 2015

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

February 9, 2015

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 17, 2015

First Posted (Estimate)

February 23, 2015

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

February 23, 2015

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 17, 2015

Last Verified

February 1, 2015

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • UTI_UCP

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