Skip to main content
OpenTrials
Completed

NCT Number: NCT00880880

Improving Women's Health by Using an Electronic Pelvic Floor Questionnaire

The overall goal of this study is to test whether an electronic pelvic floor questionnaire (e-PAQ-PF) will increase discussion rates of incontinence in a primary care setting.

Completed

Looking for future studies?

Notify Me

Key information

Conditions

Urinary Incontinence Behavior Communication Digestive System Diseases Fecal Incontinence Female Urogenital Diseases Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications Gastrointestinal Diseases Intestinal Diseases Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms Male Urogenital Diseases Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Pelvic Floor Disorders Pregnancy Complications Rectal Diseases Signs and Symptoms Urination Disorders Urogenital Diseases Urologic Diseases Urological Manifestations

Age range

40 year and older

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

UW Health Women's Health Internal Medicine West

Madison, Wisconsin, 53717, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Woman
  • Aged 40 and older
  • Scheduled for a well visit at the Women's Health Internal Medicine West Clinic

Exclusion criteria

  • Unable to speak English
  • Unable to fill out questionnaire
  • Excluded by patient's clinician prior to recruitment

Treatment and study plan

e-PAQ-PF

Other

Participants will fill out the e-PAQ-PF prior to their clinic visit. The e-PAQ-PF has 4 dimensions (urinary, bowel, vaginal, sexual) and asks about symptoms severity, bother of symptoms, and impact on quality of life. A copy of the results will be given to their clinician and the participant.

Other names: electronic personal assessment questionnaire - pelvic floor, electronic pelvic floor questionnaire

Primary outcomes

  1. Mention of urinary incontinence in the clinic visit note

Secondary outcomes

  1. Mention of fecal incontinence in the clinic visit note

  2. Participant report of urinary discussion

    Time frame: same day (within one week of appointment)

  3. Participant report of fecal incontinence discussion

    Time frame: same day (within one week of appointment)

  4. MD/NP initiated urinary incontinence discussion (per participant report)

  5. MD/NP initiate discussion of Fecal incontinence per participant report

  6. Urinary Incontinence History Score (Assessed from Clinic Note)

  7. Fecal Incontinence History Score (Assessed from Clinic Note)

  8. Urinary Incontinence Assessment and Treatment Score (from Clinic Note)

  9. Fecal Incontinence Assessment & Treatment Score (from Clinic Note)

  10. Any Urinary Incontinence Treatment or Referral (per clinic note)

  11. Any treatment or referral for fecal incontinence? (per clinic note)

  12. Diagnostic code given - Urinary incontinence

  13. Diagnostic code given - fecal incontinence

  14. Urinary incontinence detected

    Time frame: clinic visit

  15. fecal incontinence detected

    Time frame: clinic visit

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Wisconsin, Madison

Other

Collaborators

  • Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
  • Sigma Xi Society

Registry information

Official study title

Improving the Assessment of Women's Health Through the Use of a Computerized Pelvic Floor Questionnaire

Important dates

Study start
2007
Primary completion
2008
First posted
Apr 14, 2009
Registry last updated
Oct 5, 2015

OpenTrials presents study information sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov. The official registry record should be consulted for the latest information.

View the official ClinicalTrials.gov record (opens in a new tab)

This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

Related clinical trials

Published trials that share one or more normalized conditions with this study.