Early ureteric stent removal reduces urinary tract infection in kidney transplant recipients, A Randomized Controlled Trial

• Register: ANZCTR
• Last refreshed on: 22 February 2013
• Main ID: ACTRN12610000310066
• Date of registration: 19/04/2010
• Primary sponsor: Charities/Societies/Foundations Thai Transplantation Society
• Public title: Early ureteric stent removal reduces urinary tract infection in kidney transplant recipients, A Randomized Controlled Trial UTI-S
• Scientific title: Early ureteric stent removal reduces urinary tract infection in kidney transplant recipients, A Randomized Controlled Trial
• Date of first enrolment: 1/04/2010
• Target sample size: 130
• Recruitment status: Recruiting
• URL: http://www.anzctr.org.au/ACTRN12610000310066.aspx
• Study type: Interventional
• Study design: Randomised controlled trial Parallel

Countries of recruitment

Thailand

Contacts

• Name: Watanyu Parapiboon

• Name: Watanyu Parapiboon

Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Adult patients who undergo for kidney transplant (both living related and cadaveric)
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patient who has history of reflux nephropathy or neurogenic lower urinary tract disease
2. Abnormal structure of kidney donor
3. Cold ischemic time > 36 hours
4. Patient who has abnormal urinary tract
5. En bloc kidney from pediatric donor
6. Patient who has difficult intraoperative technique (eg. Small caliber ureter) that defined by urologist
7. Patient who receive antibiotic other than standard regiemen
8. Patient who denied for inform and consent

Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: 99 Years
Gender: Both males and females

Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied

Infectious disease

Kidney transplantation

Intervention(s)

Early ureteric stent removal (7 days)

Primary Outcome(s)

% of Urinary tract infection
defined as white blood cell(WBC)>5 /high power field(HPF) in urinary analysis plus bacteriuria in urine culture

Secondary Outcome(s)

% of Urologic complication
defined as urinary obstruction or urinary leakage
that diagnosis with clinical suspicious plus ultrasonography or renal scan

Estimate glomerular filtration rate (eGFR)

Length of stay (days)
by use medical records

Secondary ID(s)

nil

Source(s) of Monetary Support

Thai Transplantation Society