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NCT Number: NCT03386292

Urinary and Anal Incontinence in Tunisian Women

The publications on prevalence and risk factors of urinary and anal incontinence in women were performed mainly in Europe and America. Consequently, result extrapolation to Tunisian population may not be a good practice which justifies this study and demonstrates its importance.

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Key information

Conditions

Woman Behavior Behavioral Symptoms Elimination Disorders Encopresis Female Urogenital Diseases Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms Male Urogenital Diseases Mental Disorders Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms, Digestive Urinary Incontinence Urination Disorders Urogenital Diseases Urologic Diseases Urological Manifestations

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Faculty of Medecine

Monastir, 5019, Tunisia

About this study

A cross-sectional study will be conducted among female doctors and nurses randomly selected from 3 large hospitals in the center of Tunisia. The prevalence of urinary incontinence and anal incontinence will be measured using validated questionnaires.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Professional seniority in the current service over than 6 months
  • Subject has given his consent

Exclusion criteria

  • Resident
  • Intern
  • An ongoing pregnancy
  • A recent birth (less than 6 months)
  • A psychiatric disease
  • An acute or chronic kidney disease
  • Neurological disease

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

  1. Prevalence of urinary incontinence

    Time frame: 1 month

    The participant will be asked to fill out the urinary symptom profile questionnaire (USP). This questionnaire contains 13 items to assess stress urinary incontinence, urge urinary incontinence and dysuria. Each question is scored from 0 to 3 providing a maximal score of 9, 21 and 9 for stress urinary incontinence, urge urinary incontinence and dysuria respectively. Women diagnosed with both stress and urge urinary incontinence by the USP were classified as having mixed urinary incontinence.

  2. Prevalence of anal incontinence

    Time frame: 1 month

    The participant will be asked to fill out the anal incontinence Jorge and Wexner which contains five questions scored on a scale from zero (normal continence) to 20 (total incontinence).

Secondary outcomes

  1. Risk factors for urinary and anal incontinence

    Time frame: 1 month

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Monastir

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Registry information

Official study title

Prevalence and Risk Factors for Urinary and Anal Incontinence in Tunisian Middle Aged Women

Important dates

Study start
2017
Primary completion
2017
Study completion
2017
First posted
Dec 29, 2017
Registry last updated
Dec 29, 2017

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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.

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