CompletedNot Applicable

Patient Satisfaction Study: Clean Intermittent Self-Catheterization Teaching

United States199 participantsStarted 2008-04

Plain-language summary

To compare patient satisfaction and anxiety scores between female subjects undergoing urinary incontinence and/or pelvic reconstructive surgery who are instructed preoperatively in the technique of clean intermittent self-catheterization (CISC) by means of an instructional video and those who do not receive specific preoperative instruction in CISC, other than basic informed consent regarding risks of postoperative urinary retention.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 100 Years

SexFEMALE

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Inclusion Criteria: * Enrollment will be offered to all women undergoing pelvic reconstructive and/or urinary incontinence surgery by the DIvision of Urogynecology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Magee Womens Hospital. Exclusion Criteria: * Subjects who have performed CISC in the past will be excluded. * Subjects whose score on the MMSE reflects dementia (\<24) will be excluded. * Subjects anticipated to have placement of a suprapubic catheter placement at the time of surgery will be excluded. * Subjects deemed by the enrolling physician to be incapable of physically performing self-catheterization will be excluded.

What they're measuring

State-Trait Anxiety Inventory-State Scores

Timeframe: Baseline, after viewing educational video, after learning self-cathterization, 6 weeks post-operatively

Trial details

NCT IDNCT00678444

SponsorUniversity of Pittsburgh

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2011-04

Results submitted2016-03-02

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