Pelvic Floor Symptoms and Quality of Life in Elderly Women - a Population-based Pilot Study

Quality of Life Clinical Trial

Official title:

Pelvic Floor Symptoms and Quality of Life in Elderly Women - a Population-based Pilot Study

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT02338726
• Other study ID #: T268/2014
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: January 7, 2015
• Last updated: October 20, 2016
• Start date: September 2015
• Est. completion date: October 2016

Study information

• Verified date: October 2016
• Source: Turku University Hospital
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Finland: Ethics Committee
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

To assess pelvic floor symptoms and quality of life in elderly women.

Description:

The aim is to assess pelvic floor symptoms and quality of life in elderly women. The study is conducted as population-based in 100-130 women at the age of 64-66 years. All study objects are examined gynecologically and with vaginal ultrasound. Subjective symptoms are evaluated with validated questionnaires concerning pelvic floor symptoms, sexual symptoms and quality of life. This is a pilot study before a larger scale population-based study.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 143
• Est. completion date: October 2016
• Est. primary completion date: October 2016
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Female
• Age group: 64 Years to 66 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• All women in one municipality aged 64-66 years who are willing to participate in the study.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Persons under guardianship or who does not understand the used questionnaires.

Study Design

Observational Model: Cohort, Time Perspective: Prospective

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Enuresis
• Quality of Life
• Urinary Incontinence

Intervention

Other:
• Gynecological examination
Comparison of questionnaires and gynecological examination

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Finland	Turku University Hospital	Turku

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Turku University Hospital

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Finland, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Validity of questionnaires to find pelvic floor symptoms		An average of 4 weeks, from returning the questionnaires to gynecological examination	No
Secondary	Quality of life in elderly women		?Measures assessed at the time when questionnaires are filled in, one time point	No