Waitlist management for persistent pelvic pain patients waiting to see a specialist gynaecology clinic in Melbourne, Australia.

Not Applicable

Recruiting

Conditions: Persistent Pelvic Pain
Anaesthesiology - Pain management
Public Health - Health service research

Registration Number: ACTRN12623000459628

Lead Sponsor: niversity of Melbourne

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Recruiting

Sex: Female

Target Recruitment: 380

Inclusion Criteria

•Patients aged 18 years or older referred to the general gynaecology clinic whose primary or secondary complain is persistent pelvic pain (pain occurring for >3 months)
•English speakers
•Pre-menopausal

Exclusion Criteria

•Pregnancy or actively trying to conceive
•Breastfeeding
•Current actively managed malignancy
•Other unstable medical or surgical condition that may impact management of persistent pelvic pain
•Inability to provide informed consent
•Prior hysterectomy

Study & Design

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
A reduction in patient's most bothersome pain symptom from referral to first appointment in clinic, in the active group compared to the control group using a Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) of 0-10 where 0 represents 'no pain' and 10 'most imaginable pain'. <br>[ Baseline, 6 months and 12 months (first appointment in clinic) post-commencement of intervention/post randomisation.]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The number of patients not requiring specialist appointment due to adequate management of pain prior to first appointment in the active group compared with the control group. This will be assessed by following up on patients who do not attend their first appointment to determine the reason for non-attendance.[ 12 months (first appointment in clinic) after intervention where patients who do not attend their first appointment will be contacted to determine the reason for non-attendance.];Number of GP appointments/ED visits/inpatient hospitalizations due to persistent pelvic pain in the active group compared with the control group. This will be assessed through audit of patient medical records.[ 6 and 12 months (first visit to clinic) post-commencement of intervention/post randomisation.]