UTI Reference Standard: Delphi Method (ORACLE)

May 4, 2022 updated by: Manu Bilsen, MD, Leiden University Medical Center

Development of a Research Reference Standard for Urinary Tract Infection Using a Modified Delphi Technique

This study is set up by an international core group consisting of infectious disease specialists, geriatricians, urologists, microbiologists, emergency physicians and primary care physicians to develop a consensus-based research definition of urinary tract infections. The absence of such a reference standard leads to misclassification bias and heterogeneity between studies making progress in the field of UTI difficult, for example with much needed near patient diagnostic tests.

Study Overview

Status

Recruiting

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Anticipated)

50

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 Locations

  • Netherlands
    • South Holland
      • Leiden, South Holland, Netherlands, 2333 ZA
        • Recruiting
        • Leiden University Medical Center
        • Contact:
          • Manu Bilsen

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

  • Child
  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

National and international experts will be invited by email to participate in the Delphi process. Since a heterogeneous expert panel is an important feature of Delphi studies, all relevant specialties will be represented in the panel, including infectious diseases, urology, geriatric medicine, acute/emergency medicine, intensive care medicine, microbiology, and primary care. To avoid selection bias when composing the expert panel and to create a sufficiently large panel, experts will be recruited through various platforms. Experts will be allowed to invite other experts, so called 'snowballing'.

Description

Inclusion criteria:

  • Medical specialist working in the following fields: infectious diseases, urology, geriatric medicine, acute/emergency medicine, intensive care medicine, microbiology, and primary care
  • Clinical and/or research experience with urinary tract infections

Exclusion criteria:

  • Residency not completed yet
  • Working in a different field than described above

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

  • Observational Models: Other
  • Time Perspectives: Prospective

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Consensus
Time Frame: Through study completion, an average of 7 months

The primary study endpoint is the degree of consensus among the expert panel regarding the ORACLE reference standard.

In round 1, consensus is defined as follows:

An item is deemed indicative of UTI in case of a panel median of 7-9, without disagreement; uncertain in case of a panel median of 4-6 OR any median with disagreement; and not indicative of UTI in case of a panel median of 1-3, without disagreement. Disagreement exists when more than a third of responses are in the upper and the lower tertiles for the item in question

In round 2, consensus is not predefined (i.e. with a minimum percentage). Instead, the level of agreement with a preliminary reference standard will be assessed by a dichotomous yes/no question and experts will have the possibility to give feedback on the reference standard. Thereafter, the adjusted reference standard will be presented and the level of agreement (and relative improvement) will be assessed by a dichotomous yes/no question again.
Through study completion, an average of 7 months

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Leiden University Medical Center

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 (Actual)

April 12, 2022

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

November 12, 2022

Study Completion (Anticipated)

November 12, 2022

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

April 28, 2022

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 4, 2022

First Posted (Actual)

May 9, 2022

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

May 9, 2022

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 4, 2022

Last Verified

May 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • nWMODIV2_2022007

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

Undecided

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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