Promoting urinary continence in people suffering a stroke: effectiveness of a complex intervention - a quasi-experimental study

Promoting urinary continence in people suffering a stroke: effectiveness of a complex intervention - a quasi-experimental study - ProConSt

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00010558

Enrollment

Registered

2016-05-25

Start date

2016-07-15

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

R32 I64 I63 I61 I60 I62

Interventions

Group 1: Control group: usual care before implementation of a systematic continence management, consisting of superficial incontinence assessment and unsystematic measures, usually without concrete ob

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patient: -stationary rehabilitation in Kliniken Valens: Rehazentrum Valens and Rheinburg-Klinik Walzenhausen -diagnosed stroke -urinary incontinence -informed consent Nurses: -all nurses of the neurological wards in the Kliniken Valens: Rehazentrum Valens and Rheinburg-Klinik Walzenhausen -informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients: -suprapubic catheter -pronounced agitation or delirium -inability reading and speaking German Nurses: -none

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Outcome: Urinary continence (stroke survivors) Instrument: Questionnaire (International Consultation on Incontinence Modular Questionnaire - Short Form) Time of measurement: Admission, after each three weeks during the stay, discharge and three months after discharge	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Outcome: Quality of life (stroke survivors) Instrument: Questionnaire (Incontinence Quality of Life Instrument) Time of measurement: Admission, after three weeks of stay, discharge and three months after discharge Outcome: self-care ability (stroke survivors) Instrument: "Erweiterter Barthel-Index" and "Selbst-Pflege-Index (SPI)" from the "ergebnisorientierten Pflege Assessment Acute Care" (ePA-AC) Time of measurement: Admission, after each three weeks during the stay and discharge Outcome: cost-effectiveness of the intervention Instrument: Form ("Unterstützungsbedarf nach Austritt" und "Zeitaufwand für Inkontinenzpflege") Time of measurement: discharge Instrument: Questionnaire ("Verbrauch Inkontinenzvorlagen") Time of measurement: Admission, after each three weeks during the stay, discharge and three months after discharge Outcome: Knowledge (nurses) Instrument: Questionnaire Time of measurement: Study start, end of control phase and end of intervention phase	—

Measure

Time frame

Outcome: Quality of life (stroke survivors) Instrument: Questionnaire (Incontinence Quality of Life Instrument) Time of measurement: Admission, after three weeks of stay, discharge and three months after discharge Outcome: self-care ability (stroke survivors) Instrument: "Erweiterter Barthel-Index" and "Selbst-Pflege-Index (SPI)" from the "ergebnisorientierten Pflege Assessment Acute Care" (ePA-AC) Time of measurement: Admission, after each three weeks during the stay and discharge Outcome: cost-effectiveness of the intervention Instrument: Form ("Unterstützungsbedarf nach Austritt" und "Zeitaufwand für Inkontinenzpflege") Time of measurement: discharge Instrument: Questionnaire ("Verbrauch Inkontinenzvorlagen") Time of measurement: Admission, after each three weeks during the stay, discharge and three months after discharge Outcome: Knowledge (nurses) Instrument: Questionnaire Time of measurement: Study start, end of control phase and end of intervention phase

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Countries

Switzerland

Contacts

Public ContactSusi Saxer

Fachhochschule St.Gallen / Institut für Angewandte Pflegewissenschaft

susi.saxer@fhsg.ch+41 71 226 15 20

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026