Clinical Trial: Dipsticks and Microscopy to Reduce Antibiotic Use in Women's Urinary Tract Infections: a Pilot Trial (MicUTI)
Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: RECRUITING
Condition: Cystitis Acute
Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
Official Title: Dipsticks and Point-of-care Microscopy to Reduce Antibiotic Use in Women With Uncomplicated Urinary Tract Infections: a Cluster-randomized Controlled Pilot Trial
Brief Summary:
With the aim to pilot a full-scaled trial to reduce unnecessary antibiotics in women with suspected uncomplicated urinary tract infections, twenty general practices in Bavaria, Germany, will be randomized to deliver patient management based on phase-contrast microscopy and urinary dipsticks or to usual care.Primary endpoints are recruitment and retention rates.
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