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Urinary Tract Infections in Older Persons Admitted to a Psychogeriatric Ward

NCT02368847 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 120

Last updated 2015-02-23

No results posted yet for this study

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.

Conditions

Interventions

DEVICE

Diagnostic tests

C Reactive Protein (CRP) measurement on capillary blood using a point-of-care test to determine C Reactive Protein level in the blood

DEVICE

Diagnostic tests

Uricult dipslide: Easy-to-perform bacterial culture test for dectecting urinary tract infections in point of care settings

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • KU Leuven

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Jan De Lepeleire, PhD · KU Leuven

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-03-31
Primary Completion
2015-08-31
Completion
2015-12-31

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