Using real time ultrasound to assit with urine collection

In children under 2 years of age or less with possible urinary tract infection (UTI) is real time ultrasound better than bladder scanner for assisting collection of a clean urine specimen

Status

Not yet recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12608000146392

Enrollment

100

Registered

2008-03-27

Start date

2008-06-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Real time ultrasound guided supra pubic aspiration of urine. This involves using an ultrasound machine to visualise and guide the needle passing through the tissues and into the bladder

Study design

Allocation

Randomised controlled trial

Primary purpose

Diagnosis

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

0 to 2 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

<2 years old Needing clean urine sample

Exclusion criteria

age of 2 years or more Bladder pathology or presence of cystostomy, that makes insertion of a catheter more appropriate. Parent s non-English speaking and no interpreter available.

Outcome results