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Table 2 Study visits

From: UROPOT: study protocol for a randomized, double-blind phase I/II trial for metabolism-based potentiation of antimicrobial prophylaxis in the urological tract

Time before/after day 0 (allocation)

 − 30 days (± 15 days)

 − 10 days (± 7 days)

 − 5 days (± 4 days)

Day 0

Day 2 (± 24 h)

Day 14 (± 4 days)

Visits

Pre-screening

Screening/information visit 0

Phone contact

Visit 1

Visit 2

Visit 3

Assessment of potentially eligible patients

x

     

Assessment of eligibility during standard clinical consultation:

Inclusion/exclusion criteria check

 

x

 

x

  

Participant information and delivery of informed consent

 

x

    

Information about urinary culture results and feasibility to participate in the trial

  

x

   

Informed consent and randomization:

Signature informed consent

   

x

  

Randomization allocation

   

x

  

Interventions:

Dispensation of study medication

   

x

  

Transurethral intervention (ureteral stent manipulation)

   

x (+ 4–6 h)

  

Assessments:

Patient history, physical exam, pregnancy test

 

x

    

Ureteral stent discomfort questionnaire

 

x

  

x

x

Vital signs (temperature, blood pressure, heart rate, and respiratory rate)

 

x

 

x

x

x

Blood draw for analyses: sodium, potassium, creatinine, eGFR (CKD-EPI), complete blood count

 

xa

 

xb

x

xc

Urine sampling for analyses: urine culture (microbiology)

 

xa

 

xb

x

x

Assessment of anti-biofilm activity (secondary outcome)

   

x

  

Blood draw for analyses: aminoglycoside + mannitol level (AMK/Man level) at 1, 3, and 6 h after administration of drug

   

x

  

Urine sampling for analyses: ceftriaxone, mannitol, and aminoglycoside levels in urine

   

x (during intervention)

x

 

Assessment of post-interventional clinical UTIs (primary outcome)

    

x

X

  1. aBy phone
  2. bBlood draw at 1/3/6 h post-infusion; urine culture intraoperatively
  3. cOnly if abnormal values at V2