Anal Incontinence and Its Impact on Quality of Life and Physical Activity Among Hungarian Women and the Hungarian Language Validation of the International Consultation on Incontinence Modular Questionnaire-Bowels (ICIQ-B)

University of Pecs

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Anal Incontinence

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06423222

BM/5814-3/2024

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of the study is to assess the prevalence of anal incontinence among Hungarian women who have given birth at least once before, and to examine the impact of anal incontinence on the quality of life and physical activity of these women. A further aim of our study is to adapt the Hungarian version of the International Consultation on Incontinence Modular Questionnaire - Bowels (ICIQ-B) and to assess its validity and reliability.

Enrollment: 250 estimated patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 50 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Have given birth at least once before
• Native Hungarian language

Exclusion criteria

• Menopause
• Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
• Chron's disease
• Ulcerative colitis
• Developmental abnormalities at the level of the pelvic organs
• Uninvestigated pelvic pain
• Malignant pelvic tumor
• Radiotherapy involving the pelvis
• Neurological diseases with muscle weakness
• Parkinson's disease
• Intellectual disability