Clinical Trial: Double Voiding and Post-transplant UTI
Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: RECRUITING
Condition: Urinary Tract Infections
Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
Official Title: A Randomized Trial of Double Voiding Versus Usual Voiding to Reduce the Incidence of Urinary Tract Infections in Kidney Transplant Recipients
Brief Summary:
Urinary tract infections (UTI) are common in kidney transplant recipients and are an important cause of illness and hospital admissions.Past studies have shown that about 1 out of 5 of newly transplanted patients develop UTI within their first 3 months of transplantation.Such UTIs increase the risk for blood stream infection and acute rejection of the kidney, Improvements in urinary voiding techniques may reduce the frequency of UTI.The purpose of this study is to evaluate the benefits of "double…
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