Urinary Tract Infections in Older Persons Admitted to a Psychogeriatric Ward

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Urinary Tract Infections

• Registration Number: NCT02368847
• Lead Sponsor: KU Leuven

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.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2015-02
• Study First Submitted: 2015-02-09
• Study First Submitted QC: 2015-02-17
• Last Update Submitted: 2015-02-17
• Study First Posted: 2015-02-23
• Last Update Posted: 2015-02-23
• Study Start: 2015-03
• Primary Completion: 2015-08
• Study Completion: 2015-12

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 120

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 & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Serious infection	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.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Reliability of the uricult dipslide in a population of institutionalized older patients	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