Access to Healthcare, Patient Comprehension and Future Plans of Women Undergoing Surgery for a Vesicovaginal Fistula in Niamey, Niger

NCT00911014 | Completed DMC

• 1 other identifier: HSD08-00564
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 58
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief 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

Vesicovaginal Fistula; Delivery of Healthcare

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Access to healthcare

  1 year

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Comprehension of pre-operative counselling

  1 year

• Post-operative goals of women undergoing repair of vesicovaginal fistula

  1 yr

Study Arms (1)

Vesicovaginal fistula repair

Women undergoing repair of vesicovaginal fistula

Other: Questionnaire

Interventions

Questionnaire OTHER

From 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.

Vesicovaginal fistula repair

Eligibility Criteria

• Sex: female
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Women who underwent surgery for repair of vesciovaginal fistula in Niamey, Niger

You may qualify if:

• Women who underwent surgery for repair or vesicovaginal fistula

You may not qualify if:

• None

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Ascher-Walsh, Charles, M.D.: lead

Study Sites (1)

Mount SInai School of Medicine

New York, New York, 10029, United States

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Meyer L, Ascher-Walsh CJ, Norman R, Idrissa A, Herbert H, Kimso O, Wilkinson J. Commonalities among women who experienced vesicovaginal fistulae as a result of obstetric trauma in Niger: results from a survey given at the National Hospital Fistula Center, Niamey, Niger. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2007 Jul;197(1):90.e1-4. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2007.03.071.

  PMID: 17618772 BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Vesicovaginal Fistula

Interventions

Surveys and Questionnaires

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Vaginal Fistula; Vaginal Diseases; Genital Diseases, Female; Female Urogenital Diseases; Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications; Urogenital Diseases; Urinary Bladder Fistula; Urinary Fistula; Urogenital Abnormalities; Urinary Bladder Diseases; Urologic Diseases; Genital Diseases; Fistula; Pathological Conditions, Anatomical; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Data Collection; Epidemiologic Methods; Investigative Techniques; Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms; Quality of Health Care; Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation; Public Health; Environment and Public Health

Study Officials

• Charles Ascher-Walsh, MD, MS

  Mt Sinai School of Medicine, Dept Obstetrics and Gynecology

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: INDIV

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 28, 2009
• First Posted: June 1, 2009
• Study Start: September 1, 2005
• Primary Completion: January 1, 2006
• Study Completion: January 1, 2006
• Last Updated: June 1, 2009

Record last verified: 2009-05

Locations

US (1)