Up-positioning of the Testes as Supportive Therapy in Patients With Acute Orchitis

Medical University of Warsaw70 enrolled

Overview

This is a single-blinded RCT evaluating the value of up-positioning of the testes as supportive therapy in patients receiving antimicrobial treatment due to acute bacterial orchitis.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Orchitis Testicular Diseases

Interventions

Up-positioning of the testesBEHAVIORAL

Patients in the experimental arm are asked to elevate their testes during the treatment.

Eligibility

Sex: MALEMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * acute orchitis confirmed clinically and in scrotal ultrasound * age \>=18 yrs Exclusion Criteria: * previous treatment of orchitis, * need for exploration of the scrotum, * need for hospitalization, * physical and mental status not allowing for up-positioning of the testes during treatment

Locations (1)

Sławomir Poletajew

Warsaw, Poland

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Time to alleviation of symptoms

Time frame: 10 days

Time to clinical resolution of local symptoms

Time frame: 10 days

Secondary Outcomes

Testicular pain

Time frame: 10 days

Testicular swelling

Time frame: 10 days

Testicular erythema

Time frame: 10 days

Scrotal pain intensity

Time frame: 10 days

Quality of life

Time frame: 10 days

Body temperature

Time frame: 10 days

Heart rate

Time frame: 10 days

Duration of up-positioning of testes per day

Time frame: 10 days

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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