Urinary tract infection Urological and Genital Diseases
Conditions
Interventions
Potential participants may present to their GP practice suspecting urinary tract infection (UTI) themselves and may have a urine sample that they take to the GP practice with them. Alternatively, the
Sponsors
University of Oxford
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Age
18 Years to 100 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Female 2. Aged 18 years or above 3. Presenting to UK Primary Care with current symptoms that have been present for fewer than 7 days, that the patient or their primary care health professional think are consistent with an uncomplicated UTI 4. Clinician confirms that urine sample for analysis is useful for patient’s care 5. Participant is willing to give consent for participation in the study Qualitative study: GP practice staff involved in the use of new rapid tests for UTIs willing to give consent to an interview with the research team
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Previously recruited to this study 2. Unable to provide a sample that was taken within the timeframe specified by index test developers 3. Unable to understand and complete trial materials in English Qualitative study: GP practice staff involved in the use of new rapid tests for UTIs unable to give consent to an interview with the research team
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The diagnostic performance of novel point-of-care tests for diagnosing urinary tract infection against standard laboratory testing as the reference standard, measured at baseline | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. The symptoms of people who seek help from their GP with suspected UTIs, measured via participant questionnaire completed at baseline 2. Whether and how using the results of a new point-of-care test would result in a change in antibiotic prescribing, measured via the record of prescriptions issued and urine samples collected at the time of consultation (baseline) 3. How often the new tests go wrong and how frequently they give uninterpretable results, measured at baseline | — |
Countries
England, United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed