P-INC: Project Incontinence- Effectiveness of Nursing Recommendations

NCT03030144 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 29-007 ex 16/17
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 147
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The international literature emphasizes the vast benefits of the effective implementation of evidence based nursing recommendations in improving patient care processes and enhancing health outcomes. The key role of nurses in the prevention, treatment and care of incontinence is highlighted. Studies have shown that UI is a neglected nursing care problem in Austria e.g. regarding diagnosis and nursing interventions. Nursing recommendations may enhance the frequency of diagnosis, the use of nursing interventions as well as decrease the frequency of daily UI in nursing home residents. Beside that little is known about nursing recommendations implementation regarding urinary incontinence in the nursing home setting, especially in the Austrian context. The aim of this study is to measure the effectiveness of the implementation of evidence based nursing recommendations regarding UI in Austrian nursing homes.

Conditions

Urinary Incontinence

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Difference of the frequency of daily urinary incontinence between intervention and control group

  Collected after 3 Month

  3 month

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Difference of nurses diagnoses for urinary incontinence between intervention and control group

  3 Month

• Difference between the intervention and control group in the use of nursing interventions

  3 Month

Study Arms (2)

Control group

NO INTERVENTION

Routine nursing care

Intervention group

OTHER

Evidence based nursing recommendations for the management of urinary incontinence will be introduced.

Other: Evidence based nursing recommendations

Interventions

Evidence based nursing recommendations OTHER

The intervention group gets the evidence based nursing interventions for the conservative management of urinary incontinence in female nursing homes.

Intervention group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 60 Years+
• Sex: female
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• \. The management of the institution agrees to the random allocation to the intervention or control group.
• \. A clinical guideline including evidence based nursing recommendations related to UI has not been introduced and implemented.
• \. Nursing staff have not received a specialized training in the last 2 years on UI prevention or management.
• \. Less than 5 other major nursing care innovation projects have been implemented during the last two years.
• \. Within the institution there is no specialized nurse employed for the management of incontinence.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Medical University of Graz: lead

Study Sites (1)

Institute of Nursing Science

Graz, Styria, 8010, Austria

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Urinary Incontinence

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Urination Disorders; Urologic Diseases; Female Urogenital Diseases; Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications; Urogenital Diseases; Male Urogenital Diseases; Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms; Urological Manifestations; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Study Officials

• Manuela Hoedl, BSc, MSc

  Medical University of Graz

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 12, 2017
• First Posted: January 24, 2017
• Study Start: April 18, 2017
• Primary Completion: October 2, 2017
• Study Completion: February 1, 2018
• Last Updated: May 24, 2018

Record last verified: 2018-05

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

AU (1)