Effect of prophylactic antibiotics on post flexible cystoscopy infection rate

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN08814240

Enrollment

328

Registered

2007-09-28

Start date

2006-11-15

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2016-10-17

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Conditions

Urological and Genital Diseases: Urinary tract infection (UTI) Urological and Genital Diseases Urinary tract infection (UTI)

Interventions

Null hypothesis: The use of a single dose oral antibiotic prophylaxis will not influence the rate of urinary tract infection post flexible cystoscopy. Purpose: The aim of this study is to determine

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Male and female patients of all ages 2. Patients undergoing check or flexible cystoscopy

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. High susceptibility patients who would have definitely received antibiotics - diabetics, immuno compromised patients, recurrent UTIs 2. Patients who underwent biopsy / procedure ie stent removal etc during cystoscopy 3. Patients with indwelling catheters 4. Patients who are allergic to Penicillin

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The primary outcome measure is to identify the incidence of urinary tract infection post flexible cystoscopy following prophylaxis antibiotic administration.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
No secondary outcome measures	—

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026