Study to Determine Pediatric Bladder Volume Prior to Catheterization (PV-BUS)

Hamilton Health Sciences (HHS)

Status: Withdrawn

Conditions: Urinary Tract Infection

Treatments: Procedure: Ultrasound prior to bladder catheterization

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00847392

PV-BUS

Details and patient eligibility

About

This is a randomized controlled trial evaluating the effectiveness of bedside volumetric bladder ultrasound prior to transurethral catheterization of pediatric patients presenting to an emergency department with suspected urinary tract infection.

Ultrasound prior to catheterization allows Emergency Physicians to determine if the urine volume of the bladder is sufficient for successful catheterization. Advance knowledge of insufficient urine allows the Emergency Physician to defer the procedure until success is likely.

Sex: All

Ages: Under 36 months old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Children 0-36 months of age
• Require urethral catheterization for urine analysis

Exclusion criteria

• Recently voided and unlikely to provide sufficient urine when catheterized
• Documented or suspected genitourinary abnormalities precluding urethral catheterization
• Indwelling catheter or urostomy
• Critical illness
• No available legal guardian or legal guardian does not understand English well enough to provide informed consent
• Technical failure of the utlrasound equipment

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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0 participants in 2 patient groups

Ultrasound

Experimental group

Description:

Bladder ultrasound prior to catheterization

Treatment:

Procedure: Ultrasound prior to bladder catheterization

Standard catheterization

No Intervention group

Description:

No ultrasound prior to bladder catheterization