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Randomised controlled trial and cost-effectiveness evaluation of an interactive video system to promote shared decision making in general practice

Completed
Conditions
rological and genital diseases: Other urological and genital disease
Urological and Genital Diseases
Benign prostatic hypertrophy
Registration Number
ISRCTN37846533
Lead Sponsor
Record Provided by the NHS R&D 'Time-Limited' National Programme Register - Department of Health (UK)
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
112
Inclusion Criteria

1. Men attending participating general practices with a clinical diagnosis of benign prostatic hypertrophy and sufficient command of English to consult without an interpreter
2. Any clinical suggestion of carcinoma of the prostate
3. Chronic retention of urine
4. Recent urinary tract infection
5. Recent acute urinary retention
6. History of prostate surgery
7. Severe visual or hearing impairment, such that the patient could not use the decision aid
8. Severe learning difficulties or mental illness, such that the patient might not be competent to reach an informed decision

Exclusion Criteria

1. Any clinical suggestion of carcinoma of the prostate
2. Chronic retention of urine
3. Recent urinary tract infection
4. Recent acute urinary retention
5. History of prostate surgery
6. Severe visual or hearing impairment, such that the patient could not use the decision aid
7. Severe learning difficulties or mental illness, such that the patient might not be competent to reach an informed decision

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Patients' and general practitioners' perceptions of who made the decision, decisional conflict scores, treatment choice and prostatectomy rate, American Urological Association symptom scale, costs, anxiety, utility, and general health status.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
ot provided at time of registration
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