Does Implementing a Urinanylsis Protocol Based on Symptoms Decrease Length of Stay in the Emergency Department?

A Randomized Controlled Trial Showing the Effect of Patient Lenght of Stay in the Emergency Department Through Utilizing a Urinalysis Nursing Protocol.

Status

Withdrawn

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00583648

Enrollment

Registered

2007-12-31

Start date

2008-02-29

Completion date

2009-02-28

Last updated

2016-05-13

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Conditions

Urinary Tract Infections

Keywords

urinary tract infections, urine, urinalysis, urine protocols, urinalysis protocols, nursing protocols, Emergency Department

Brief summary

The implementation of nursing urinanlysis protocols based off of symptoms of urinary infections will significantly decrease the length of a patient's stay in the Emergency Department.

Interventions

OTHERUrinanlysis

sending a Urine sample to the laboratory for processing

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

SINGLE_GROUP

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

16 Years to 65 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* patients between 16 and 65 years of age complaining of any of the following: dysuria, hematuria, urinary frequency, urinary urgency

Exclusion criteria

* any person less than 16 or greater than 65 years of age, history of kidney disease or transplant, foley catherization within the last 30 days, on immuno-suppresent and/or receiving chemotherapy

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Length of Stay in the Emergency Department	1 hour

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Physician decision making on ordering urinalysis based off of chief complaints	1 hour

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026