COllectioN Devices to reduce Urine ConTamination (CONDUCT)
Research type
Research Study
Full title
The effectiveness and acceptability of two urine collection devices that aim to reduce contaminated urine samples in women presenting with symptoms of urinary tract infection. A three arm trial in UK primary care.
IRAS ID
188608
Contact name
Heather House
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
University of Oxford
ISRCTN Number
ISRCTN68511881
Duration of Study in the UK
2 years, 0 months, 1 days
Research summary
1 in 10 women see their GP each year because they have a Urinary Tract Infection, or UTI. When someone goes to see their GP with UTI symptoms they may be asked to provide a urine sample which can be sent to the laboratory for urine culture, in order to find out if there are any bacteria present. However, up to 30% of urine samples are contaminated by bacteria which normally live on the body. A contaminated sample cannot rule out infection or prove there is an infection. Another sample will need to be sent, and the delay may increase the length of time a patient experiences symptoms and mean they take extra courses of antibiotics, which could result in infections resistant to antibiotics in the future. If every contaminated urine culture was repeated this would cost over £14 million annually in England and Wales. \n\nThis trial will test whether using urine collection devices to produce urine samples can reduce the chances of contamination. There are two urine collection devices available on the NHS; the Whizaway Midstream and the Peezy. Both claim that they reduce contamination, but this has not been properly tested. The devices are funnel shaped containers which use two different methods to collect the urine sample. \n\nPatients taking part in this study will be randomly selected to join one of three groups. One group will receive usual care from their GP, a second group will use the Whizaway and the final group will use the Peezy. We will compare how many of the urine samples have been contaminated in each of the three groups. We see how cost effective the devices are and use interviews and focus groups to find out how acceptable they are to patients and GPs.\n
REC name
East of England - Cambridge East Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
16/EE/0200
Date of REC Opinion
8 Jun 2016
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion