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CompletedNCT00178334Updated Jan 29, 2013

Screening for Urinary Incontinence by Primary Care Providers

An observational study in Urinary Incontinence, sponsored by University of Rochester. Completed. Open to participants aged 21 Years and older, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2013-01-29.

Sponsored by University of Rochester · Observational

Study type
Observational
Model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
554
Ages
21 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

The purpose of this study is to:

  • Assess the rate of screening for urinary incontinence (UI) in women by their primary care providers
  • Identify the type of screening used by primary care providers
  • Identify barriers to screening for UI
  • Identify differences in screening rates between specialties
  • Assess whether primary care providers view UI as a serious medical problem
  • Assess the comfort level of primary care providers in the diagnosis and treatment of UI
  • Identify primary care providers' preferred mode of learning more about UI
Read the detailed description

UI is a very common condition whose prevalence can be expected to increase dramatically in the coming decades. Treatment options are available to improve women's health and quality of life. However, inadequate communication between physicians and patients leads to decreased diagnosis and treatment. Past studies evaluating the use of screening by primary care providers, who act as gatekeepers in our healthcare system, clearly demonstrate that improvements must be made in the screening system. We propose a survey of local primary care providers to quantify screening rates for UI and identify barriers to successful screening. The information collected in this survey will allow us to identify methods such as targeted education opportunities and patient literature or questionnaires that will assist providers and their patients in initiating discussion and evaluation of UI.

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Conditions studied

  • Urinary Incontinence
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In context

Urinary Incontinence

1,363 studies on the registry are indexed under Urinary Incontinence; 228 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 554 is above the median of 120 across 305 observational studies indexed under Urinary Incontinence.

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Lead sponsor

University of Rochester is the lead sponsor of 715 studies on the registry; 116 are open to participants now.

Of its 56 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 44 (79%) have results posted.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
21 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes
Sampling method
Probability sample

Study population

Primary care providers

Inclusion criteria

  • All primary care providers in the Greater Rochester metropolitan area, including: Primary care Medical Doctors (MD), Doctors of Osteopathy (DO), Primary care Nurse Practitioners (NP), and Physician Assistants (PA)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Physicians in the Greater Rochester metropolitan area who are not primary care providers
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Study design

Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
554 participants (actual)
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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Questionnaire

    Time frame: Response to mailing

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Study locations

No study locations are listed for this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jan 29, 2013, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT00178334
Lead sponsor
University of Rochester
Collaborators
Pfizer
Responsible party
Gunhilde Buchsbaum (Associate Professor, University of Rochester) — Principal investigator
First posted
Sep 15, 2005
Start date
Mar 2006
Primary completion
Jul 2006
Completion
Jul 2006
Last update
Jan 29, 2013

Study contacts

Gunhilde Buchsbaum, MD
principal investigator · University of Rochester

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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