Anal Incontinence After Obstetrical Anal Sphincter Injury (INCONT-LOSA)

University Hospital, Angers

Status: Completed

Conditions: Obstetric Trauma; Anal Incontinence; Anal Sphincter Injury

Treatments: Other: collection of data

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04940494

2021-A01128-33

Details and patient eligibility

About

Obstetrical Anal Sphincter Injury is an identified risk factor for anal incontinence. The mechanisms and the risk factors for anal incontinence in Obstetrical Anal Sphincter Injury women are not well known.

Anal incontinence in such women is not well documented and probably underestimated. Cohort studies estimated that up to 53% of Obstetrical Anal Sphincter Injury women are incontinent but that most of them does not complain their doctor.

Enrollment: 227 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Childbirth between 2005 January 1st and 2019 December 31th
• Obstetrical Anal Sphincter Injury -≥ 18 y

Exclusion criteria

• Patients' refusal
• lost of view or deceased
• anal incontinence before the Obstetrical Anal Sphincter Injury