Sensitivity and Specificity of Urinary Dipstick in Emergency Departments

Proteinuria Clinical Trial

Official title:

Sensitivity and Specificity of Urinary Dipstick in Emergency Departments

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04059211
• Other study ID #: S-20190013
• Status: Completed
• Start date: April 1, 2019
• Est. completion date: March 13, 2020

Study information

• Verified date: October 2020
• Source: Sonderborg Hospital
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

Urinary dipsticks are commonly used in emergency departments since they are a cheap and quick diagnostic tool. However the sensitivity and specificity of urinary dipsticks might be compromised in emergency departments due to fluid imbalance and acute illness itself.

Description:

The study is designed as a prospective observational study on the emergency department in Sonderborg, Southern Denmark.

All patients above 18 years of age who have given their consent are included. Urinary dipstick and albumin creatinine ratio is obtained simultaneously within 48 hours after admission on the emergency department.

Patient with a positive urinary dipstick will be asked to deliver another urinary dipstick and albumin creatinine ratio 3-8 weeks later.

To our knowledge has the specificity and sensitivity of urinary dipstick for protein not been described, yet. Our design will give us the possibility not only to quantify specificity and sensitivity in the acute phase on the emergency department but in the non-acute phase after discharge from the emergency department, as well.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 178
• Est. completion date: March 13, 2020
• Est. primary completion date: September 18, 2019
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• All patients above 18 years of age who were admitted to the emergency department in Sonderborg and who gave their consent

Exclusion Criteria:

• anuria

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Emergencies
• Proteinuria

Intervention

Diagnostic Test:
• Urinary dipstick
Sensitivity and specificity of urinary dipstick for proteinuria in emergency departments

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Denmark	Sonderborg Hospital	Sønderborg	Southern Denmark

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Sonderborg Hospital

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Denmark, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Sensitivity and specificity of urinary dipstick for proteinuria on emergency departments		5 months