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The MINUS-trial is a multicentric prospective observational study in which consecutive patients, 18 years of age and older who receive a ureteral stent during any endoscopic procedure will be approached to participate. Their stent will be removed in outpatient office or by string extraction at home with or without antibiotic prophylaxis (depending on the standard of care of the participating center). A urine sample will be taken before stent removal and patients will be asked to complete a questionnaire to assess symptoms of urinary tract infection (UTI) after stent removal. If the patient experiences symptoms of UTI (urgency, frequency, dysuria or haematuria) that exceed the usually experienced post-cystoscopy symptoms, they have to provide a urine sample. The purpose of this study is to provide multi-institutional, multinational, observational data on the incidence of UTI after stent removal with or without antibiotic prophylaxis in the outpatient setting in patients with a sterile urine culture prior to the intervention of stent placement and no demonstrated infection during the stent has been in situ. The primary outcome is the presence of a febrile or non-febrile urinary tract infection after stent removal. Secondary objectives are to identify risk factors for post-stent removal UTI and identify differences in UTI incidence between cystoscopic stent removal in the outpatient setting versus string-removal by the patient in the home environment.
Antimicrobial-resistant and healthcare-associated pathogens are a global health threat. The goals of antimicrobial stewardship are to minimize unnecessary and inappropriate antimicrobial use as a means to combat antimicrobial resistance. Previously, the investigators implemented a Videoconference Antimicrobial Stewardship Team (VAST) at 2 VA Medical Centers (VAMCs), using telehealth to connect clinicians at a rural VAMC to a geographically distant infectious disease expert Both VASTs successfully decreased overall antibiotic use in acute and long-term care units. This project will expand the VAST approach to other VAMCs and test the hypothesis that quarterly reports that quantify facility-level antibiotic use will enhance the efficacy of VASTs to support antimicrobial stewardship. This work will directly increase access to antimicrobial stewardship consultation at rural VA facilities, which are often underserved by infectious disease expertise.
Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of a virtual simulation game in improving nursing students' knowledge and abilities in preventing catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI). Method: The study was designed as a parallel-group, randomized controlled trial. A pre-test on knowledge and abilities will be administered to all students participating in the study. Following the pre-test evaluation, a training session on "CAUTI Prevention" will be held. The present training approach (lecture method) in the curriculum will be employed in this session. Following the training, the students in the sample group will be randomly divided into the experimental group (students using virtual simulation game application) and the control group (students learning with the existing education method) based on their general weighted grade averages using the stratified randomized approach. The experimental group will play the virtual simulation game for seven days. Knowledge and competence assessments (post-test) of the control and experimental groups will be conducted seven days following the training. The virtual simulation game application will be evaluated by the students in the experimental group after the post-test evaluations. The students' positive, negative, and constructive feedback on the virtual simulation game will be solicited during the assessment. In addition, these students will score in a 5-point Likert type to evaluate the statements about the virtual simulation game. Hypothesis: H0-1: There is no difference in knowledge about preventing CAUTI between students using the virtual simulation game method and students in the control group. H1-1: There is a difference in knowledge about preventing CAUTI between students using the virtual simulation game method and students in the control group. H0-2: There is no difference in CAUTI prevention skills between students using the virtual simulation game method and students in the control group. H1-2: There is a difference in CAUTI prevention skills between students using the virtual simulation game method and students in the control group.
An investigator-initiated, open-label, multi-center, randomized, non-inferiority trial of children aged 3 months to 13 years with acute uncomplicated febrile urinary tract infection. The primary objective is to determine whether individualized antibiotic therapy based on an algorithm (experimental arm) versus standard antibiotic therapy of 10 days (control arm) can reduce the number of days with antibiotic therapy within 28 days after treatment initiation without increasing the risk of recurrent urinary tract infection regardless of the pathogen or death of any cause within 28 days after end of treatment. Children will be randomized 1:1. The medical treatments received are identical in both groups.
The purpose of the study is to evaluate if Uricap Female, an uridome for women, can be used instead of traditional incontinence aids to treat urinary incontinence (UI) among women 75 years and older.
The purpose of this study is to investigate whether prescribing a 3-day course of antibiotics after Holmium laser enucleation of the prostate (HoLEP) reduces the risk of urinary tract infection. The findings of this trial will have a major impact on clinical practice to either justify the prescription of antibiotics after HoLEP or give urologists more confidence in not prescribing antibiotics prophylactically after HoLEP.
Febrile infants under 3 months of age represent a high risk group for invasive bacterial infection (IBI) and UTI with approximately 10-20% having bacteremia, meningitis or urinary tract infection. The assessment of febrile infants is challenging, and current National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidance advocates a cautious approach with the majority of infants requiring a septic screen, parenteral broad-spectrum antibiotics, and admission to hospital. Internationally there is significant variation in the approach to febrile infants with European and USA guidance advocating a tailored approach based on clinical features and biomarker testing. None of the available clinical decision aids (CDA) have been validated in a UK and Irish cohort. The main objectives of the FIDO study are to report performance accuracy of CDA in a UK (United Kingdom) and Irish population, and describe the aetiology of SBI in young infants. The FIDO study is a prospective observational cohort study of infants under 90 days of age with a measured fever greater than 38 Centrigrade within 24 hours of presentation. The study will run for approximately 12 months and recruit a minimum of 1000 participants.Symptoms, clinical features and laboratory results will be recorded on an electronic case report form (CRF) by the attending clinician.
Cystitis is the most frequent reason for women to visit their general practitioner. More than 600.000 women suffer from urinary tract infections in The Netherlands each year. Currently, the 1st choice treatment for uncomplicated cystitis is nitrofurantoin (NIT) for 5 days. The second choice is 3 gram fosfomycin-trometamol (FT) in a single dose. FT is increasingly prescribed because it has few side-effects and it has a patient-friendly dosing scheme. Previous research did not show significant difference in efficacy between fosfomycin and nitrofurantoin, but a clinical trial from 2018 claims a single dose of FT might be inferior to 5 days of nitrofurantoin. Pharmacodynamic and pharmacokinetic research suggests that a single dose of FT may be insufficient to cure cystitis. Overall, it remains unknown whether a single gift of FT is as efficacious as 5 days of nitrofurantoin for uncomplicated cystitis with regard to clinical cure and if an additional gift of FT would overcome this. A clinical trial is therefore warranted. Objective: To investigate the comparative effectiveness and side-effects of 5 days of nitrofurantoin, single dose FT, and extended use of FT in uncomplicated cystitis in primary care. Study design: An open-label randomized non-inferiority / superiority study with 3 arms. Study population: 777 non-pregnant women with symptoms of uncomplicated cystitis, with 259 subjects in each study arm. Intervention: (A) FT in a single dose of 3000mg on day 1; (B) extended dosing of 3000mg FT on day 1 and 3 (C) nitrofurantoin 100mg bid (slow release) for 5 days. Main study parameters/endpoints: primary: days of absence of cystitis symptoms within 28 days. Secondary: clinical failure on day 28, microbiological failure on day 28, incidence of side-effects, cost-effectiveness Burden and risks associated with participation, benefit and group relatedness: A potential risk of participation is that the treatment arm to which the patient is allocated is either less efficacious, has more adverse events or higher recurrence rate than the other treatment arms. However, NIT and FT are both frequently used for urinary tract infections and considered safe and effective compounds for uncomplicated cystitis. According to previous studies, a second dose of FT is well tolerated. The potential risks of participation on severe adverse events is expected to be negligible as the risk of severe clinical failure after cystitis treatment is only 1% according to previous studies and differences between NIT and FT have not been observed previously. A potential benefit of participating to this study is that a more patient friendly treatment scheme is equally effective. For future patients the guidelines could be improved and become more patient-friendly. The burden of participation is considered low. Study participants need to complete a short daily questionnaire on a mobile application up to 28 days.
The primary aim of this study is to compare the rate of acute urinary retention (AUR) after immediate compared to early (24-hours) removal of urinary catheter (UC) in patients undergoing minimally invasive colorectal resection. The study hypothesis is that immediate UC removal is non-inferior to 24-hours UC removal in terms of AUR rate. The secondary outcomes focus on goals that could be positively impacted by the immediate removal of the UC at the end of the surgery. In particular, the rate of urinary tract infections, perception of pain, time-to-return of bowel and physical functions, postoperative complications and postoperative length of stay will all be measured.