Development of a point-of-care antibiotic susceptibility test for urinary tract infections

Point-of-care antibiotic susceptibility testing to aid urinary tract infection treatment using dip-and test microcapillary devices

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN23042419

Enrollment

500

Registered

2023-09-29

Start date

2023-09-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2023-10-09

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Conditions

Urinary tract infections Infections and Infestations

Interventions

This project will develop and evaluate a rapid, portable test that checks for antibiotic drug resistance in bacteria responsible for urinary tract infections (UTIs) directly from a patient s urine sam

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. >18 years old 2. Suspected urinary tract infection as assessed by a clinician 3. Able to give informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. <18 years old 2. Too ill that taking informed consent would disrupt care 3. Unable to give informed consent

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Antibiotic resistance of bacteria present in a urine sample, measured in a microfluidic antibiotic susceptibility test and compared to the clinical/reference result at a single timepoint	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
The time to detection of bacteria present in a urine sample in a microfluidic antibiotic susceptibility test, recorded over 24 hours	—

Countries

England, United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

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