Pelvic Floor Symptoms and Quality of Life in Elderly Women - a Population-based Pilot Study

NCT ID: NCT02338726

Last Updated: 2016-10-21

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

143 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2015-09-30

Study Completion Date

2016-10-31

Brief Summary

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To assess pelvic floor symptoms and quality of life in elderly women.

Detailed Description

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The aim is to assess pelvic floor symptoms and quality of life in elderly women. The study is conducted as population-based in 100-130 women at the age of 64-66 years. All study objects are examined gynecologically and with vaginal ultrasound. Subjective symptoms are evaluated with validated questionnaires concerning pelvic floor symptoms, sexual symptoms and quality of life. This is a pilot study before a larger scale population-based study.

Conditions

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Urinary Incontinence Quality of Life

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Interventions

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Gynecological examination

Comparison of questionnaires and gynecological examination

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* All women in one municipality aged 64-66 years who are willing to participate in the study.

Exclusion Criteria

* Persons under guardianship or who does not understand the used questionnaires.
Minimum Eligible Age

64 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

66 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Turku University Hospital

OTHER_GOV

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Virpi Rantanen

MD

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Virpi Rantanen, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Turku University Hospital

Locations

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Turku University Hospital

Turku, , Finland

Site Status

Countries

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Finland

Other Identifiers

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T268/2014

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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