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A pilot study on symptomatic treatment of uncomplicated urinary tract infections in general practice.

Withdrawn
Conditions
bladder infection
urinary tract infection
10004018
10046590
Registration Number
NL-OMON34751
Lead Sponsor
niversitair Medisch Centrum Utrecht
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Withdrawn
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
100
Inclusion Criteria

- Women, 18-45 years of age
- Symptoms and diagnosis of UTI, according to the *NHG-standaard* (symptoms: painful or burning micturition (dysuria), frequency, urgency, hematuria, suprapubic pain).
- Who have provided written informed consent to participate

Exclusion Criteria

Immunocompromised patients; pregnancy; diabetes mellitus; a known urological or nephrological disorder; fever, i.e. temperature above 38°C (axillary); pain in back and-or loin (kidney region); recurrent urinary tract infections (more than three occurrences per year during the past year or a UTI in the past three months); gynaecological complaints - such as abnormal vaginal discharge, labial irritation, intermittent vaginal bleeding; symptoms present for more than three days; taken antibiotics in the past four weeks.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>The primary endpoint will be acceptability (percentage of women who agreed to<br /><br>participate in the study). </p><br>
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>Secondary endpoints will be number of *failures* and dropouts, compliance with<br /><br>the treatment, duration of symptoms, recurrence rates of urinary tract<br /><br>symptoms, complications of UTIs (pyelonephtitis, sepsis), hospital admission,<br /><br>quality of life as measured using SF12 health survey and absence from work.</p><br>
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