The RIVUR trial: profile and baseline clinical associations of children with vesicoureteral reflux.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objective

Vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) is diagnosed in ∼30% to 40% of children who have imaging studies after urinary tract infections (UTIs). Our goal is to characterize children enrolled in the Randomized Intervention for Children with Vesicoureteral Reflux (RIVUR) trial and to compare our study cohort with those from previously published studies.

Methods

RIVUR investigators from 19 pediatric sites in the United States recruited 607 children with grade I through IV VUR. Children were enrolled after a first or second UTI. This cross-sectional report of baseline data includes extensive clinical, parental report, and imaging study results.

Results

RIVUR recruited 607 children (558 girls, 49 boys) with grade I (11%), II (42%), III (38%), or IV (8%) reflux.

SUBMITTER: Carpenter MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3691529 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature