Urological and genital diseases: Other urological and genital disease Urological and Genital Diseases Benign prostatic hypertrophy
Conditions
Interventions
Patients with clinical diagnosis of benign prostatic hypertrophy were referred into the study by their General Practitioner (GP). The intervention group received an information package consisting of a
the control group received normal care only. Data were collected at baseline, three months and nine months.
Sponsors
Record Provided by the NHS R&D 'Time-Limited' National Programme Register - Department of Health (UK)
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Men attending participating general practices with a clinical diagnosis of benign prostatic hypertrophy and sufficient command of English to consult without an interpreter 2. Any clinical suggestion of carcinoma of the prostate 3. Chronic retention of urine 4. Recent urinary tract infection 5. Recent acute urinary retention 6. History of prostate surgery 7. Severe visual or hearing impairment, such that the patient could not use the decision aid 8. Severe learning difficulties or mental illness, such that the patient might not be competent to reach an informed decision
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Any clinical suggestion of carcinoma of the prostate 2. Chronic retention of urine 3. Recent urinary tract infection 4. Recent acute urinary retention 5. History of prostate surgery 6. Severe visual or hearing impairment, such that the patient could not use the decision aid 7. Severe learning difficulties or mental illness, such that the patient might not be competent to reach an informed decision
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Patients' and general practitioners' perceptions of who made the decision, decisional conflict scores, treatment choice and prostatectomy rate, American Urological Association symptom scale, costs, anxiety, utility, and general health status. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Not provided at time of registration | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed