Status:
COMPLETED
Increasing Decision Quality for Men With Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms
Lead Sponsor:
SingHealth Polyclinics
Collaborating Sponsors:
Singapore General Hospital
Conditions:
Patient Engagement
Patient Preference
Eligibility:
MALE
50+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
In this study, the investigators show that by upskilling of primary care physicians (PCPs) in SDM and leveraging on a novel pictorial Visual Analogue Uroflowmetry Score (VAUS), they can enhance older ...
Detailed Description
Lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS), often related to prostatomegaly, is common but seldom sought medical attention amongst older men. Visual-aid and shared decision-making (SDM) are potential solutio...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- men aged 50 years old and older attending the polyclinic for routine follow up of a chronic disease (non-communicable disease)
- have moderate-to-severe LUTS and/or poor quality of life (QOL) as assessed by the validated International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS) of eight or more and/or its individual QOL score of three or more
- men of any local Asian ethnicity and were willing to provide written consent
- can communicate with their allocated PCP in either of the three main local languages; English, Mandarin or Malay.
Exclusion
- have indwelling catheters
- urinary incontinence requiring diapers
- anuria due to any renal pathology
- gross hematuria
- acute urinary retention
- symptoms consistent with an acute urinary tract infection
- existing treatment of LUTS or other prostate pathology
- visual or hearing impairment which render men incapable of understanding the study procedure and providing informed consent
- men unwilling to discuss their LUTS treatment options with their PCP
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 15 2019
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
March 31 2020
Estimated Enrollment :
60 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04851275
Start Date
April 15 2019
End Date
March 31 2020
Last Update
April 20 2021
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Haidee Ngu
Singapore, Singapore, 150167