Use of Continence Care Protocol in UK Nursing Homes.

Essity

Status: Completed

Conditions: Urinary Incontinence Due to Cognitive Impairment; Urinary Incontinence

Treatments: Other: Skin and leakage protocol

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other; Industry

Identifiers

NCT06100458

LASTER

Details and patient eligibility

About

This is a retrospective cohort study. In the investigation the clinical use of the Skin and leakage protocol (SLEP) is to be investigated. The SLEP is a generic digital diary form filled out to give information about the current status of continence care among care home residents. The SLEP tracks the number of leakage occurrences and daily skin health over a period of time with the purpose of assisting care staff in making decisions regarding continence care. The SLEP has been introduced at several United kingdom National Health Service care homes and with this investigation the investigators want to retrospectively analyse the data to determine the clinical usefulness of the form.

The primary objective of the study is to describe any changes in product leakage rate at the baseline and follow up time period.

Enrollment: 49 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Subject is diagnosed with urinary incontinence managed with an absorbing incontinence product.
• The skin and leakage protocol have been used in the care of the subject and there is data from at least two measurements.
• Subject is cared for in a Residential care home using the skin and leakage protocol.
• Subject is over 18 years of age.

Exclusion criteria

• Subject is not using an absorbing incontinence product to manage incontinence.

Trial design

49 participants in 1 patient group

Protocol arm

Description:

The skin and leakage protocol was used over a 5 day baseline period. The follow up was done 25 days later by another 5 day period of protocol use to observe any changes in continence care.

Treatment:

Other: Skin and leakage protocol