Assisting decision making in menorrhagia in primary care: a randomised controlled trial to compare computerised decision analysis with patient information leaflet. MENTIP study: Menorrhagia Treatment Information and Preferences

Completed

• Conditions: Menorrhagia; Urological and Genital Diseases

• Registration Number: ISRCTN72253427
• Lead Sponsor: Medical Research Council (MRC) (UK)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2003-02-19
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2015

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 300

Inclusion Criteria

Women aged 30-49 years presenting to GP with heavy periods

Exclusion Criteria

1. Women with confirmed or provisional diagnoses of physical pathology (including cancer, endometriosis, fibroids, prolapse and cysts).
2. Women considered by their GP to be unsuitable due to physical or psychological impairment.
3. Women unable to understand English. Because of the nature of the intervention (i.e. a written computer programme), some proficiency in English is required.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The primary outcome measure will be the Decisional Conflict Scale (DCS), a questionnaire developed by O'Connor (1999) for use in studies of decision-making processes. This instrument measures a person's perception of: personal uncertainty in making a choice about health care options, the modifiable factors (such as feeling uninformed, unsupported and unclear about personal values) and the quality of the decision made (in terms of satisfaction with the choice and expectation to maintain).

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
ot provided at time of registration