Urinary Tract Infections in Older Persons Admitted to a Psychogeriatric Ward

Optimizing and Validating the Clinical Algorithm for Diagnosing Urinary Tract Infections in Older Persons Admitted to a Psychogeriatric Ward

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02368847

Acronym

UTI_UCP

Enrollment

120

Registered

2015-02-23

Start date

2015-03-31

Completion date

2015-12-31

Last updated

2015-02-23

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Conditions

Urinary Tract Infections

Keywords

Aged, Psychiatric Hospitals

Brief summary

Urinary tract infections are one of the most common types of infections in older persons. The general aim of this study is to improve the epidemiological knowledge and develop a better diagnostic algorithm for urinary tract infections in older institutionalized individuals in order to reduce excessive prescribing of antibiotics and prevent antimicrobial resistance.

Interventions

DEVICEDiagnostic tests

C Reactive Protein (CRP) measurement on capillary blood using a point-of-care test to determine C Reactive Protein level in the blood

Study design

Allocation

Intervention model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary purpose

DIAGNOSTIC

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

65 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Older (65+ years) persons admitted to a gerontopsychiatric ward

Exclusion criteria

* Patients not understanding Dutch or not willing to participate (no informed consent)

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Serious infection	2 months	To verify if the elderly has a serious infection, the research team will combine test results (dipstick, dipslide and CRP measurement) with signs/symptoms reported in the patient questionnaire.

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Reliability of the uricult dipslide in a population of institutionalized older patients	2 months	To verify the reliability of the uricult dipslide, a comparison will be made between the result of a dipslide read after 48h at room temperature, a dipslide incubated for 24h at +/- 35° Celsius and a urine culture test performed in a microbiology lab

Contacts

Primary ContactKatrien Latour, MSc

katrien.latour@kuleuven.be003226425762

Backup ContactJan De Lepeleire, PhD

jan.delepeleire@med.kuleuven.be003216376621

Outcome results

None listed

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