Patient Satisfaction Study: Clean Intermittent Self-Catheterization Teaching

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Anxiety

In brief

To compare patient satisfaction and anxiety scores between female subjects undergoing urinary incontinence and/or pelvic reconstructive surgery who are instructed preoperatively in the technique of clean intermittent self-catheterization (CISC) by means of an instructional video and those who do not receive specific preoperative instruction in CISC, other than basic informed consent regarding risks of postoperative urinary retention.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00678444

Run by

University of Pittsburgh

People needed

199

Starts

2008-04-01

Expected to finish

2012-01-01

Last updated by the study team

2018-08-03

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 100. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Enrollment will be offered to all women undergoing pelvic reconstructive and/or urinary incontinence surgery by the DIvision of Urogynecology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Magee Womens Hospital.

You may not qualify if…

• Subjects who have performed CISC in the past will be excluded.
• Subjects whose score on the MMSE reflects dementia (<24) will be excluded.
• Subjects anticipated to have placement of a suprapubic catheter placement at the time of surgery will be excluded.
• Subjects deemed by the enrolling physician to be incapable of physically performing self-catheterization will be excluded.

Where it is running

• University of Pittsburgh Medical Center - Center for Female Bladder and Pelvic Health — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

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