CATCH IT: The effect of bladder ultrasound on the time to collect a clean catch urine sample in the non-toilet trained child: a randomized control trial

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Paediatric Emergency Medicine; Urinary Tract Infection (UTI); Emergency medicine - Other emergency care; Renal and Urogenital - Other renal and urogenital disorders

• Registration Number: ACTRN12622000005752
• Lead Sponsor: Paediatric Emergency Department, Royal North Shore Hospital

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Completion: 2019-11-24
• Study Start: 2022-01-11
• Last Update Posted: 17 January 2022

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Stopped early
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 73

Inclusion Criteria

0-36 months of age child
Non-toilet trained
Requiring a clean catch urine for assessment

Exclusion Criteria

Toilet trained children
Any child requiring an alternative form of collection due to clinical concern (e.g. unwell child requiring transurethral catheterisation or supra-pubic aspirate)

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Time taken to collect a clean catch urine sample.<br><br>This was recorded as two time stamps, firstly when parents/caregivers were provided with the urine pot/bladder scan, and second time stamp when parents/caregivers alerted medical staff to successful clean catch urine.[From time of setting parents/caregivers up with sterile pot for clean catch urine, till collection of clean catch urine by parents/caregivers]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Frequency of missed collections, assessed by parents/caregivers self reporting of missed collection.<br><br>This will be assessed by direct parent/caregiver interview, as well as medical record review[Parents/caregivers will be required to report every missed collection, from provision of sterile pot, to collection of clean catch urine, or till discharge]