Women Urinary Incontinence Prevalence Study (WUIPS)
Female Urinary Incontinence in Middle-aged Women in Four Hospitals in Northern Italy: a Multicenter Prevalence Study
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Brief Summary
The goal of this multicenter prospective and prevalence observational study is to punctually investigate and describe prevalence, predictors, quality of life and costs of Urinary Incontinence (UI) among female patients, female caregivers and female personnel in four hospitals in Northern Italy: San Raffaele hospital in Milan, San Raffaele Turro hospital in Milan, Zingonia Policlinico San Marco (BG) and Policlinico San Pietro in Ponte San Pietro (BG).
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
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participants targeted
Target at P75+ for all trials
Started Jul 2024
4 active sites
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
February 16, 2024
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
March 4, 2024
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
July 3, 2024
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
December 31, 2025
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
December 31, 2025
CompletedSeptember 19, 2024
September 1, 2024
1.5 years
February 16, 2024
September 14, 2024
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Prevalence of middle-aged women with urinary incontinence
Epidemiological data Measure: \- Italian version of International Consultation of Incontinence Modular Questionnaire Urinary Incontinence Short Form (ICIQ UI-SF)
by December 2025
Secondary Outcomes (4)
Predictors of urinary incontinence in middle-aged women
by December 2025
Quality of life of middle-aged women with urinary incontinence
by December 2025
Social impact of middle-aged women with urinary incontinence
by December 2025
Costs of urinary incontinence for middle-aged women
by December 2025
Study Arms (1)
Women's single sample
INSTRUMENTS: * UI Survey: A survey, written in Italian by the authors, will collect women's socio-demographic, economic and clinical characteristics * Italian version of International Consultation of Incontinence Modular Questionnaire Urinary Incontinence Short Form (ICIQ UI-SF) * Italian version of Incontinence Impact Questionnaire-7 (IIQ-7)
Interventions
Eligibility Criteria
All female patients, female caregivers, female healthcare professionals and female administrative workers who meet the inclusion criteria will be included. Participants will be enrolled in four centers in Northern Italy which are the reference centers for UniSR: San Raffaele hospital in Milan, San Raffaele Turro hospital in Milan, Zingonia Policlinico San Marco (BG) and Policlinico San Pietro in Ponte San Pietro (BG).
You may qualify if:
- Female sex
- Middle age (40-65 years old)
- Informed consent signed
- Comprehension of written and spoken Italian language
- Female workers (healthcare professionals and administrative personnel) of the four hospitals
You may not qualify if:
- Male sex
- Young age (\< 40 years) and older age (\> 65 years)
- Pregnant women
- Puerperium women (up to 40 days post-partum)
- Women who had undergone urinary and gynecology surgery
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- IRCCS San Raffaelelead
- Università Vita-Salute San Raffaelecollaborator
Study Sites (4)
Policlinico San Marco Zingonia
Osio Sotto, Bergamo, 24040, Italy
Policlinico San Pietro Ponte San Pietro
Bergamo, 24036, Italy
San Raffaele Turro Hospital (MI)
Milan, 20127, Italy
San Raffaele Hospital (MI)
Milan, 20132, Italy
Study Officials
- STUDY DIRECTOR
Duilio F. Manara
Director of Center for Nursing Research and Innovation (CeNRI)
- STUDY DIRECTOR
Stefano Salvatore
U.O. Obstetrics and Gynecology
- STUDY DIRECTOR
Massimo Candiani
Director of U.O. Obstetrics and Gynecology
Central Study Contacts
Study Design
- Study Type
- observational
- Observational Model
- OTHER
- Time Perspective
- PROSPECTIVE
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Principal Investigator, Midwife (RM), PhD student
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
February 16, 2024
First Posted
March 4, 2024
Study Start
July 3, 2024
Primary Completion
December 31, 2025
Study Completion
December 31, 2025
Last Updated
September 19, 2024
Record last verified: 2024-09
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will not share