Standard Versus Mnemonic Counseling for Fecal Incontinence (FIT)

University of New Mexico (UNM)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Patient Satisfaction; Fecal Incontinence; Counselling

Treatments: Other: Type of Counselling (Mnemonic); Other: Standard

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01778660

CTSC-12-429

CTSTC025-3 (Other Identifier)

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study compares standard versus mnemonic counseling for the treatment of fecal incontinence. A mnemonic is a word or rhyme used to aid memory. Our hypothesis is that women randomised to mnemonic counseling will higher recall of treatments, satisfaction with the physician visit and greater improvement in their quality of life when compared to women who received standard counseling.

Enrollment: 90 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Over 18 years of age
• Diagnosed with fecal incontinence by on of the attending physicians
• Bothersome fecal incontinence symptoms for at least 3 months
• Able to give informed consent
• Able to speak, read and comprehend English

Exclusion criteria

• Younger than 18 years
• Fecal Incontinence <3 months
• Unable to give informed consent
• Unable to speak, read and comprehend English
• Diagnosis of active colorectal or anal malignancy, inflammatory bowel disease, recto-vaginal fistula, and rectal prolapse

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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90 participants in 2 patient groups

Standard Counselling

Active Comparator group

Description:

Patients in this arm are randomised to standard counselling.

Treatment:

Other: Standard

Mnemonic Counselling

Experimental group

Description:

Patients in this arm are randomised to counselling with the aid of a mnemonic.

Treatment:

Other: Type of Counselling (Mnemonic)