Identifying Continence OptioNs after Stroke

Phase 1

Completed

• Conditions: Topic: Stroke Research Network; Subtopic: Rehabilitation; Disease: Therapy type, In hospital study; Circulatory System; Stroke

• Registration Number: ISRCTN08609907
• Lead Sponsor: ancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (UK)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2010-07-07
• Last Update Posted: 8 January 2018

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 796

Inclusion Criteria

1. Aged 18 or over, either sex
2. Diagnosis of stroke based on the World Health Organization (WHO) criteria
3. Urinary incontinence (UI) as defined by the International Continence Society as involuntary loss of urine
4. Incontinence classified as stress UI, urge UI, mixed UI or 'functional' UI OR to be catheterised in the acute phase
5. Conscious (defined as either 'alert' or 'drowsy' on the Clinical Status on Admission Item of the European Stroke Database)
6. Medically stable as judged by the clinical team

Exclusion Criteria

Patients who refuse consent

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Presence/absence of incontinence at six weeks post-stroke

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Quality of life: Incontinence Quality of Life Instrument (I-QOL), measured at 6 weeks, 3 months and (for participants recruited in the first three months only) 12 months.