Can gentle cutaneous stimulation with cold fluid soaked gauze hasten Clean Catch Collection of Urine in infants?

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: rine sample collection in infants; Urine sample collection in infants; Renal and Urogenital - Other renal and urogenital disorders; Public Health - Health service research

• Registration Number: ACTRN12615000754549
• Lead Sponsor: Murdoch Childrens Research Institute

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2015-07-21
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 354

Inclusion Criteria

Age 1-12 months
- Not able to void urine on request
- Require and be appropriate for CCU sample collection, as determined by the treating clinician in the Emergency Department

Exclusion Criteria

- Children able to void on request to provide urine sample
- Children less than 1 month of age
- Children greater than 12 months of age
- Need for immediate urine sample via sterile method as determined by treating clinician
- Anatomical or neurological abnormality affecting voiding or sensation

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Primary outcome measure: voiding urine within 5 minutes [Timepoint: binary yes/no outcome at 5 minutes]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Secondary outcome 1:<br>Parental and clinician satisfaction with the urine collection technique in each group (1-5 satisfaction rating scale)<br>[Timepoint: immediately after urine collection attempt];Secondary Outcome 2:<br>If the child voids, whether there is a successful CCU caught, or if the void is missed [Timepoint: immediately after urine collection attempt];Secondary outcome 3:<br>Contamination rate of CCU samples obtained within 5 minutes <br>(binary yes/no outcome: urine culture contamination as per hospital laboratory definition)<br>[Timepoint: 48hours after specimen collection];We will also collect data relating to patient demographics, reason for presentation/urine collection, and clinical management after CCU attempt from the case record form and hospital records.[Before and 2 days after urine collection attempt]