Improving Women's Health by Using an Electronic Pelvic Floor Questionnaire

University of Wisconsin (UW)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Pelvic Floor Disorders; Fecal Incontinence; Urinary Incontinence

Treatments: Other: e-PAQ-PF

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; Other U.S. Federal agency

Identifiers

NCT00880880

HS17028

1R36HS017028-01A1 (U.S. AHRQ Grant/Contract)

Details and patient eligibility

About

The overall goal of this study is to test whether an electronic pelvic floor questionnaire (e-PAQ-PF) will increase discussion rates of incontinence in a primary care setting.

Enrollment: 284 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 40+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Woman
• Aged 40 and older
• Scheduled for a well visit at the Women's Health Internal Medicine West Clinic

Exclusion criteria

• Unable to speak English
• Unable to fill out questionnaire
• Excluded by patient's clinician prior to recruitment

Trial design

Primary purpose: Health Services Research

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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284 participants in 2 patient groups

pre-visit e-PAQ-PF

Experimental group

Description:

Participants assigned to fill out the e-PAQ-PF prior to their clinic visit. Participants will arrive early to clinic appointment and fill out e-PAQ-PF. Results will be given to clinician and participant. After their visit they will complete the post visit questionnaire.

Treatment:

Other: e-PAQ-PF

post-visit e-PAQ-PF

No Intervention group

Description:

Participants assigned to complete the e-PAQ-PF after their clinic visit. Pre-visit participants will sign consent form - but otherwise will receive no study interventions. Post-visit they will fill out e-PAQ-PF and post visit questionnaire.