The Quick Wee method of inducing faster clean catch urine sample collection in pre-continent infants

Does the Quick Wee method induce faster urination for the collection of clean catch urine samples in pre-continent infants when compared with standard clean catch urine collection?

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN43796385

Enrollment

130

Registered

2020-03-31

Start date

2019-02-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2021-11-29

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Conditions

Urinary tract infection Urological and Genital Diseases

Interventions

Randomisation was done by random permuted blocks of 8 using shuffling of sealed opaque envelopes. The intervention arm of this study was the Quick Wee method - rubbing of cold saline

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Infants between 1 month and 12 months of age

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Anatomical or neurological abnormality affecting voiding 2. Clinician decision that participation would delay necessary care

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Void or no void measured during the 5 minute study period	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Time to void (seconds) measured using stopwatch during the 5 minute study period 2. Contamination measured using screening dipstick at the time of data collection, and number of white cells on microscopy and any growth on culture 3. Parental and clinician satisfaction measured using a 5-point Likert scale (Very satisfied, Satisfied, Neutral, Unsatisfied, Very unsatisfied) at the end of the 5 minute study period	—

Measure

Time frame

1. Time to void (seconds) measured using stopwatch during the 5 minute study period 2. Contamination measured using screening dipstick at the time of data collection, and number of white cells on microscopy and any growth on culture 3. Parental and clinician satisfaction measured using a 5-point Likert scale (Very satisfied, Satisfied, Neutral, Unsatisfied, Very unsatisfied) at the end of the 5 minute study period

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Countries

Ireland

Contacts

Public ContactAoife Branagan

Branagaa@tcd.ie+353 (0)872218141

Outcome results

None listed

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