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CompletedNCT02875977Updated May 24, 2019Results posted

Does a Patient Education Video Augment Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy Compliance?

An interventional study of Educational video and Educational handout in Patient Compliance and Pelvic Floor Disorders, sponsored by Elizabeth Mueller. Completed at 1 site in United States. Open to female participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2019-05-24.

Sponsored by Elizabeth Mueller · Not applicable, Interventional, and Health services research

Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
200
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
Female
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Where this study stands

Counted across the records on this site · 2026-11-13

Among 240 studies in Patient Compliance with a site in United States — 9 open to participants now, 19 under way, 1 of them phase 3. Patient Compliance · United States.

Enrollment
70th of 201
200 · median 119
Started
2016
with 6 others
No phase
160 of 240
6 open now
Registered
154th of 240
by date

Among the 240 studies in Patient Compliance with a site in United States, this one is the 70th largest by enrollment of the 201 interventional ones that give a count, is one of 7 that started in 2016, is one of 160 with no phase, and was the 154th registered.

Patient Compliance

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This study: 18 Years and older · female · no healthy volunteers.

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Study summary

The investigators intend to measure compliance with attending pelvic floor physical therapy (PFPT) in a Urogynecology population by randomizing patients to either viewing a four minute educational video or reading a handout explaining the therapy.

Read the detailed description

Patients who have been interviewed, examined, and a plan has been made by the treating physicians in the Female Pelvic Medicine \& Reconstructive Surgery practice will be invited to participate at the end of the visit if the patient and physician mutually agree that PFPT is the treatment modality to pursue.

If she agrees to participate, she will be consented and randomized. If she is randomized to standard counseling, she will be given the standard handout to read. If she is randomized to the intervention, she will receive the standard handout and view the 4-minute educational video on an iPad.

At the conclusion of the counseling, patients will be asked if they have any additional questions, and these will be recorded and answered. The patient will also fill out a visual analog scale about how informed she feels regarding PFPT.

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Conditions studied

  • Patient Compliance
  • Pelvic Floor Disorders
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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
Female
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

  • Patients who have prescribed PFPT by a treating physician in the Female Pelvic Medicine \& Reconstructive Surgery practice

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients ≤ 18 years old
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Health services research
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
200 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Experimental Counseling

    Patients randomized to this arm receive experimental counseling on the importance of attending PFPT appointments. This includes the standard 2-page educational handout and a 4-minute educational video.

    Other: Educational video · Other: Educational handout

  • Active comparator
    Standard Counseling

    Patients randomized to this arm receive standard counseling on the importance of attending PFPT appointments. This includes the standard 2-page educational handout.

    Other: Educational handout

Interventions

  • OtherEducational video

    A 4-minute educational video describing PFPT

  • OtherEducational handout

    A 2-page educational handout describing PFPT

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Number of Participants With Completed PT Visits

    The number of patients who completed at least half of their recommended PFPT visits is compared between those assigned to enhanced counseling versus standard counseling

    Time frame: 3 months

Secondary outcomes

  1. Initiation of PFPT

    The number of patients who initiated PFPT is compared between those assigned to enhanced counseling versus standard counseling

    Time frame: 3 months

  2. PFPT Discharge

    The number of patients who discharged from PFPT is compared between those assigned to enhanced counseling versus standard counseling

    Time frame: 3 months

  3. Days to Initiation of PFPT

    The number of days from referral to PFPT to the first PFPT visit is compared between those assigned to enhanced counseling versus standard counseling

    Time frame: 3 months

  4. Change in Urogenital Distress From Baseline to 3 Months

    Patients complete the Urinary Distress Inventory 6 (UDI-6) prior to beginning PFPT therapy and following PFPT therapy. The change in UDI-6 from baseline to 3 months following therapy is compared between those assigned to enhanced counseling versus standard counseling. The UDI-6 is an assessment of urogenital distress with a score range from 0 to 100, where higher scores indicate greater disability.

    Time frame: 3 months

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Results

Posted Sep 27, 2018
Limitations and caveats
There are no limitations or caveats to report

Participant flow

Patients were recruited from August 2016 through March 2017 (7 months) from a tertiary care female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery practice.

Participant flow — Overall Study
MilestoneExperimental CounselingStandard Counseling
Started100100
Completed5871
Not completed4229
Withdrew: Lost to follow-up4229

Outcome measures

PrimaryNumber of Participants With Completed PT Visits

The number of patients who completed at least half of their recommended PFPT visits is compared between those assigned to enhanced counseling versus standard counseling

Time frame:
3 months
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
Number of Participants With Completed PT Visits
ParticipantsExperimental CounselingStandard Counseling
Completed half of the recommended visits4750
Did not complete half of the recommended visits1121
Statistical analysis
  • Experimental Counseling vs Standard Counseling · Regression, Logistic · p = 0.17 · Odds ratio (or): 1.794 · 95% CI 0.782 to 4.119
SecondaryInitiation of PFPT

The number of patients who initiated PFPT is compared between those assigned to enhanced counseling versus standard counseling

Time frame:
3 months
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
Initiation of PFPT
ParticipantsExperimental CounselingStandard Counseling
Initiated PFPT5871
Did not initiate PFPT4229
Statistical analysis
  • Experimental Counseling vs Standard Counseling · Regression, Logistic · p = 0.056 · Odds ratio (or): 0.564 · 95% CI 0.314 to 1.014
SecondaryPFPT Discharge

The number of patients who discharged from PFPT is compared between those assigned to enhanced counseling versus standard counseling

Time frame:
3 months
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
PFPT Discharge
ParticipantsExperimental CounselingStandard Counseling
Discharged from PFPT2733
Not discharged from PFPT2937
PFPT discharge status unknown21
Statistical analysis
  • Experimental Counseling vs Standard Counseling · Regression, Logistic · p = 0.90 · Odds ratio (or): 1.044 · 95% CI 0.517 to 2.110The statistical test of the hypothesis excludes the three individuals with unknown PFPT discharge status
SecondaryDays to Initiation of PFPT

The number of days from referral to PFPT to the first PFPT visit is compared between those assigned to enhanced counseling versus standard counseling

Time frame:
3 months
Reported as:
Median · Days
Days to Initiation of PFPT
DaysExperimental CounselingStandard Counseling
Days to Initiation of PFPT15 (7 to 23)19 (11 to 31)
Statistical analysis
  • Experimental Counseling vs Standard Counseling · Wilcoxon (Mann-Whitney) · p = 0.16 · Z-score: -1.4262
SecondaryChange in Urogenital Distress From Baseline to 3 Months

Patients complete the Urinary Distress Inventory 6 (UDI-6) prior to beginning PFPT therapy and following PFPT therapy. The change in UDI-6 from baseline to 3 months following therapy is compared between those assigned to enhanced counseling versus standard counseling. The UDI-6 is an assessment of urogenital distress with a score range from 0 to 100, where higher scores indicate greater disability.

Time frame:
3 months
Reported as:
Mean · units on a scale
Change in Urogenital Distress From Baseline to 3 Months
units on a scaleExperimental CounselingStandard Counseling
Change in Urogenital Distress From Baseline to 3 Months-12.04 ± 21.29-16.49 ± 25.46
Statistical analysis
  • Experimental Counseling vs Standard Counseling · t-test, 2 sided · p = 0.50 · Mean difference (final values): -4.456 · 95% CI -17.6149 to 8.7028

Adverse events

Collected over Adverse event data were collected for 11 months. Non-serious events are listed at a 5% frequency threshold.

Adverse event summary by group
GroupDeathsSeriousOther
Experimental Counseling0/100 (0%)0/100 (0%)0/100 (0%)
Standard Counseling0/100 (0%)0/100 (0%)0/100 (0%)

Baseline characteristics

Age, Continuous
Age, Continuous(years)Experimental CounselingStandard CounselingTotal
Mean57.32 ± 16.1256.77 ± 17.0057.05 ± 16.52
Sex: Female, Male
Sex: Female, Male(Participants)Experimental CounselingStandard CounselingTotal
Female100100200
Male000
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)(Participants)Experimental CounselingStandard CounselingTotal
Hispanic or Latino242448
Not Hispanic or Latino7675151
Unknown or Not Reported011
Race (NIH/OMB)
Race (NIH/OMB)(Participants)Experimental CounselingStandard CounselingTotal
American Indian or Alaska Native000
Asian134
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander000
Black or African American151328
White8178159
More than one race101
Unknown or Not Reported268
Region of Enrollment
Region of Enrollment(participants)Experimental CounselingStandard CounselingTotal
United States100100200
Body Mass Index
Body Mass Index(kg/m^2)Experimental CounselingStandard CounselingTotal
Mean32.48 ± 8.2429.94 ± 6.7431.21 ± 7.62
Primary Language
Primary Language(Participants)Experimental CounselingStandard CounselingTotal
English9594189
Spanish5611
Vaginal Parity
Vaginal Parity(Pregnancies to a viable gestational age)Experimental CounselingStandard CounselingTotal
Median2 (1 to 3)2 (1 to 3)2 (1 to 3)

1 further baseline measures are reported on the registry.

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Study locations

1 site
  • Loyola University Medical Center
    Maywood, Illinois 60153, United States
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References and documents

Publications

  • Dumoulin C, Alewijnse D, Bo K, Hagen S, Stark D, Van Kampen M, Herbert J, Hay-Smith J, Frawley H, McClurg D, Dean S. Pelvic-Floor-Muscle Training Adherence: Tools, Measurements and Strategies-2011 ICS State-of-the-Science Seminar Research Paper II of IV. Neurourol Urodyn. 2015 Sep;34(7):615-21. doi: 10.1002/nau.22794. Epub 2015 May 21. PubMed 25998493 ↗
  • Fitzgerald MP, Anderson RU, Potts J, Payne CK, Peters KM, Clemens JQ, Kotarinos R, Fraser L, Cosby A, Fortman C, Neville C, Badillo S, Odabachian L, Sanfield A, O'Dougherty B, Halle-Podell R, Cen L, Chuai S, Landis JR, Mickelberg K, Barrell T, Kusek JW, Nyberg LM; Urological Pelvic Pain Collaborative Research Network. Randomized multicenter feasibility trial of myofascial physical therapy for the treatment of urological chronic pelvic pain syndromes. J Urol. 2013 Jan;189(1 Suppl):S75-85. doi: 10.1016/j.juro.2012.11.018. PubMed 23234638 ↗
  • Alewijnse D, Mesters I, Metsemakers J, Adriaans J, van den Borne B. Predictors of intention to adhere to physiotherapy among women with urinary incontinence. Health Educ Res. 2001 Apr;16(2):173-86. doi: 10.1093/her/16.2.173. PubMed 11345660 ↗
  • Tibaek S, Dehlendorff C. Do women with pelvic floor dysfunction referred by gynaecologists and urologists at hospitals complete a pelvic floor muscle training programme? A retrospective study, 1992-2008. Int Urogynecol J. 2013 Aug;24(8):1361-9. doi: 10.1007/s00192-012-2018-2. Epub 2013 Jan 5. PubMed 23291858 ↗
  • Shannon MB, Adams W, Fitzgerald CM, Mueller ER, Brubaker L, Brincat C. Does Patient Education Augment Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy Preparedness and Attendance? A Randomized Controlled Trial. Female Pelvic Med Reconstr Surg. 2018 Mar/Apr;24(2):155-160. doi: 10.1097/SPV.0000000000000516. PubMed 29474290 ↗

Study documents

PDFs hosted by the registry, ClinicalTrials.gov.

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No — There is no plan to share individual participant data with other researchers

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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reachedSimilar studies: half by the dot; the band is the middle halfHalf of similar studies reached it by the dot; the band is the middle half, from a quarter to three quarters

Ran from Aug 2016 to primary completion in Nov 2017, 15 months.

Results were first posted in Sep 2018, 10 months after primary completion.

Of 224 non-industry interventional studies with no phase under Patient Compliance, half reached primary completion within 20 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 9 and three quarters within 38. This study's 15 months is below that.

Counting every sponsor, half of 237 studies reached it within 20 months; a quarter within 9 and three quarters within 38.

How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.

Registered
Aug 18, 2016
First posted
Aug 23, 2016
StartActual
Aug 3, 2016
Primary completionActual
Nov 15, 2017
CompletionActual
Nov 15, 2017
Results first posted
Sep 27, 2018
Last update
May 24, 2019
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on May 24, 2019, 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
NCT02875977
Lead sponsor
Elizabeth Mueller
Responsible party
Elizabeth Mueller (MD, Associate Professor, Loyola University) — Sponsor-investigator
First posted
Aug 23, 2016
Start date
Aug 3, 2016
Primary completion
Nov 15, 2017
Completion
Nov 15, 2017
Results posted
Sep 27, 2018
Last update
May 24, 2019

Study contacts

Cynthia Brincat, MD
principal investigator · Loyola University
Elizabeth Mueller, MD
study director · Loyola University

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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