UltraWee: Ultrasound Bladder Stimulation

NCT ID: NCT03801720

Last Updated: 2023-12-21

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

TERMINATED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

4 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2019-01-29

Study Completion Date

2023-04-13

Brief Summary

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The UltraWee study is a prospective randomized controlled trial used to compare the success rate of and time to obtaining a urine sample in pre-continent children between standard clean catch urine (CCU) method and using ultrasound stimulation clean catch methods. The objectives of this study are to see if ultrasound stimulation increases success rate of micturition, decreases time to micturition, and decreases the use of more invasive techniques for urine collection.

Detailed Description

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Standard procedure for obtaining urine samples in the pediatrics emergency department consists of a clean catch urine (CCU). For those patients who are still pre-continent, this involves cleaning the genitourinary (GU) area with betadine followed with waiting with a specimen cup for the patient to produce urine.

Currently, the CCU technique has had mixed success rates of micturition, some studies showing as low as 12% success rate. Because of the mixed success rates, often times these patients are subjected to the discomfort and trauma of a urinary catheter. Catheterization also occurs in patients with clinical conditions that require urine samples under time sensitive conditions.

Less invasive ways of urine collections have been recently studied. The Quick-Wee study was a novel study that showed a promising alternative to obtaining urine samples in pre-continent children when compared to the CCU sample. This method served as a noninvasive way to obtain a urine sample, thus preventing uncomfortable and traumatic urinary catheterizations and improving parent satisfaction scores.

The investigators hope to study the effectiveness of another technique for obtaining a urine sample without urinary catheterization: ultrasound stimulation. By incorporating ultrasound evaluation of the bladder, the UltraWee study hopes to decrease the number of failed attempts at obtaining a urine sample in pre-continent children less than thirty-six months of age.

The UltraWee study will be a prospective randomized controlled trial comparing success rate of and time to obtaining a urine sample in pre-continent children between standard clean catch urine method and using ultrasound stimulation clean catch methods. The objective of this study is to see if ultrasound stimulation increases success rate and decreases time to micturition.

Conditions

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Urinalysis

Keywords

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Clean Catch Urine (CCU) Catherterization Ultrasound Micturition Urine Collection Pre-Continent Children Pediatrics

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

OTHER

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Control Group

Utilize standard practice for obtaining a CCU in pre-continent children; this consists of cleaning the GU area with betadine and waiting 5 minutes for micturition to occur.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Experimental Group

Consists of cleaning the GU area with betadine followed by using an ultrasound probe to apply cool ultrasound gel and subprapubic pressure to the patient to induce micturition.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Ultrasound

Intervention Type OTHER

Using ultrasound stimulation to induce micturition.

Interventions

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Ultrasound

Using ultrasound stimulation to induce micturition.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Pre-continent children
* Children between the ages of 1 month and 36 months
* Children who require a urine sample as part of their workup
* Children who are seen in the emergency department at University Hospital Downtown Campus

Exclusion Criteria

* Children who are continent
* Children who are in foster care or who are wards of the state
Minimum Eligible Age

1 Month

Maximum Eligible Age

36 Months

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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State University of New York - Upstate Medical University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Vincent Calleo

Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Vincent Calleo, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

State University of New York - Upstate Medical University

Locations

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SUNY Upstate Medical University

Syracuse, New York, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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1190457

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id