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Finding usefulness of a new quick test for detecting infection in urine of pregnant women

Evaluation of rapid strip test for screening bacteriuria among pregnant women and its effect on incidence of low birth weight and prematurity in new-borns

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2016/09/007240
Enrollment
500
Registered
2016-09-06
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: null- Pregnant mothers Health Condition 2: O234- Unspecified infection of urinary tract in pregnancy

Interventions

Intervention1: Rapid Strip Test: Urine collected from patient is subjected to a test based on veil assay and liquid media detecting bacteria by chromogenicity on strips prepared for the same Control I

Sponsors

Dr Manish Gehani
Lead Sponsor
HOD Dr K Nagamani
Collaborator
HOD Prof Suman Kapur
Collaborator

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.Pregnant women attending ANC checkups 2.All trimesters 3.All parity 4.Symptomatic UTI as well as asymptomatic mothers

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Non pregnant women attending hospital for other reasons 2.Women who have received antibiotics in the last two weeks 3.Women pregnant for more than 38 weeks 4.Women screened with the tests already in any other arm

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Positive test results for detecting urinary tract infection by either urine culture or strip testTimepoint: 6 months

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Incidence of pregnancy outcomes of low birth weight and prematurity on follow upTimepoint: 15 months;Rate of repeated infections on follow upTimepoint: 15 months

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Manish Gehani

Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, Hyderabad Campus

profsumankapur@gmail.com9024618038

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 23, 2026