Interstitial Cystitis: Monitoring of the Psychic State and Counseling Intervention in the COVID-19 Era

Institute of Hospitalization and Scientific Care (IRCCS)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Cystitis, Interstitial

Treatments: Other: Counseling

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05752344

3499

Details and patient eligibility

About

The target population of this observational study is made up of all patients belonging to the Interstitial Cystitis pathway of the Gemelli University Hospital Foundation - IRCCS, who have accepted to be subjected to remote monitoring and diagnostic investigation. The aim of the study is the evaluation of some outcome parameters at the time of enrollment (T0), and at the end (T1) of subjects affected by Intersitial Cystitis who have carried out a monitoring of the dimensions of the psychic sphere concerning: depression, trait anxiety, state anxiety , well-being, self-efficacy, resilience.The objective is also to evaluate the presence of evolutionary and maturational trends in the mental set-up of the people who participated in the individual counseling intervention.

Enrollment: 50 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Recruited subjects have a diagnosis of Interstitial Cystitis and are 18 years of age or older.

Exclusion criteria

• Previous or current intellectual disability in accordance with the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, DSM-5.
• Patients who are unable to express consent and who do not have a caregiver who can give it for them.