Effects of introducing a specialised nurse in the care of community-dwelling women suffering from urinary incontinence

Completed

• Conditions: rinary incontinence; Urological and Genital Diseases; Incontinence

• Registration Number: ISRCTN15553880
• Lead Sponsor: niversity Maastricht (UM) (The Netherlands)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2007-01-16
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2015

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 228

Inclusion Criteria

1. Women aged 18 years or older
2. Consulting their General Practitioner (GP) with symptoms of stress, urge or mixed incontinence

Exclusion Criteria

1. Women suffering from gynecological diseases (e.g., malignancy), dysuria, cystocele, fistula, neurological diseases (e.g., Cerebral Vascular Accident [CVA], Multiple Sclerosis [MS], Parkinson's Disease), urinary tract infection
2. Not being able to fill in the questionnaires or to follow treatment
3. Women who had given birth within three months preceding recruitment

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
umber of incontinent episodes: measured by a three-day bladder diary recording the frequency and volume of the incontinent episodes as well as the number of pads used throughout the day and night.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Quality of life: measured with the Incontinence Impact Questionnaire (30 items covering five domains: mobility, emotional functioning, physical activity, social functioning and embarrassment)<br>2. Amount of bother caused by incontinence is measured by the Urogenital Distress Inventory (19 items covering five domains: discomfort/pain, urinary incontinence, overactive bladder, genital prolapse, obstructive micturition)<br>3. EuroQol (EQ-5D): a generic questionnaire to measure quality of life (the EQ-5D defines health in terms of five dimensions: mobility, self-care, usual activities, pain/discomfort and anxiety/depression)<br>4. Patient satisfaction with care: measured on a ten-point scale ranging from 'very poor' (1) to 'excellent' (10)