Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT00911014
Access to Healthcare, Patient Comprehension and Future Plans of Women Undergoing Surgery for a Vesicovaginal Fistula in Niamey, Niger
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- —
- Study type
- Observational
- Enrollment
- 58 (actual)
- Sponsor
- Ascher-Walsh, Charles, M.D. · Individual
- Sex
- Female
- Age
- —
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
Summary
Evaluate access to healthcare, comprehension of pre-operative counseling and post-operative goals of women treated for vesicovaginal fistula in Niger through use of a questionnaire.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| OTHER | Questionnaire | From September 2005 to January 2006, 58 women who underwent surgery for vesicovaginal fistula at the National Hospital Fistula Center in Niamey, Niger were interviewed post-operatively using a questionnaire developed to investigate demographic, social, economic, and cultural factors that may affect formation of fistula. Also included in this questionnaire was evaluation of access to health care as well as patient understanding of counseling regarding their surgery and post-operative instructions, in particular information about future fertility and fistula development. |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2005-09-01
- Primary completion
- 2006-01-01
- Completion
- 2006-01-01
- First posted
- 2009-06-01
- Last updated
- 2009-06-01
Locations
1 site across 1 country: United States
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00911014. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.