Clinical Research Directory

De-implementing PreOp Urine Testing

This is a randomized study to evaluate the effectiveness and implementation of an intervention to decrease unnecessary urine testing for surgical patients (Less is More for Surgical Urine Testing) across six geographically diverse Veterans Affairs Medical Centers. The intervention will unfold over two years, in three phases: control, intervention, and sustainability.

Bacteriophage Therapy in Spinal Cord Injury Patients With Bacteriuria

This is a Phase 1b study to assess the safety, tolerability, PK, and PD of investigational phage therapy (IP) in adults with SCI and bladder colonization (ASB). It is a single-center, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study in adults with SCI with neurogenic bladders and bacteriuria who use indwelling catheters, or who require intermittent catheterization for bladder drainage.

Effect of Standardization of Urine Collection Using PEEZY Device as Compared to Clean Peezy for DAB

This study aims specifically to compare the rates of contaminants between standard clean-catch urine collection and urine collected using the PEEZY device. In particular, this study will compare the rates of contamination as stratified by BMI status (i.e., BMI \< 30 and BMI ≥30). Based on previous studies through LUHS and the Wolfe lab, we anticipate a reduction in contamination from sample collected using the PEEZY device, particularly among those pregnant women with BMI ≥30. To investigate this hypothesis we have designed a prospective unblinded randomized controlled trial comparing voided urine specimens obtained for asymptomatic bacteriuria in pregnant women presenting for obstetric care with use of standard clean-catch (CC) sampling method versus specimen obtained using PEEZY collection device.