NCT02338726

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

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 143 (actual)
• Sponsor: Turku University Hospital · Other Government
• Sex: Female
• Age: 64 Years – 66 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

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

Detailed 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.

Conditions

• Urinary Incontinence
• Quality of Life

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Gynecological examination	Comparison of questionnaires and gynecological examination

Timeline

• Start date: 2015-09-01
• Primary completion: 2016-10-01
• Completion: 2016-10-01
• First posted: 2015-01-14
• Last updated: 2016-10-21

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Finland