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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

TypeNameDescription
OTHERQuestionnaireFrom 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.