Screening for Urinary Incontinence by Primary Care Providers

NCT ID: NCT00178334

Last Updated: 2013-01-29

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Total Enrollment: 554 participants
• Study Classification: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2006-03-31
• Study Completion Date: 2006-07-31

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to:

• Assess the rate of screening for urinary incontinence (UI) in women by their primary care providers
• Identify the type of screening used by primary care providers
• Identify barriers to screening for UI
• Identify differences in screening rates between specialties
• Assess whether primary care providers view UI as a serious medical problem
• Assess the comfort level of primary care providers in the diagnosis and treatment of UI
• Identify primary care providers' preferred mode of learning more about UI

Detailed Description

UI is a very common condition whose prevalence can be expected to increase dramatically in the coming decades. Treatment options are available to improve women's health and quality of life. However, inadequate communication between physicians and patients leads to decreased diagnosis and treatment. Past studies evaluating the use of screening by primary care providers, who act as gatekeepers in our healthcare system, clearly demonstrate that improvements must be made in the screening system. We propose a survey of local primary care providers to quantify screening rates for UI and identify barriers to successful screening. The information collected in this survey will allow us to identify methods such as targeted education opportunities and patient literature or questionnaires that will assist providers and their patients in initiating discussion and evaluation of UI.

Conditions

Urinary Incontinence

Study Design

• Observational Model Type: COHORT
• Study Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• All primary care providers in the Greater Rochester metropolitan area, including: Primary care Medical Doctors (MD), Doctors of Osteopathy (DO), Primary care Nurse Practitioners (NP), and Physician Assistants (PA)

Exclusion Criteria

• Physicians in the Greater Rochester metropolitan area who are not primary care providers

• Minimum Eligible Age: 21 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Pfizer

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role: collaborator

University of Rochester

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Gunhilde Buchsbaum

Associate Professor

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Gunhilde Buchsbaum, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Rochester

Other Identifiers

11355

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id