Assisting decision making in menorrhagia in primary care: a randomised controlled trial to compare computerised decision analysis with patient information leaflet. MENTIP study: Menorrhagia Treatment Information and Preferences

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN72253427

Enrollment

300

Registered

2003-02-19

Start date

2003-02-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2015-01-13

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Conditions

Menorrhagia Urological and Genital Diseases Menorrhagia

Interventions

1. Control group: Patient Information Leaflet (PIL) 2. Intervention group: PIL and Clinical Guidance Tree (computerised Decision Analysis)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Women aged 30-49 years presenting to GP with heavy periods

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Women with confirmed or provisional diagnoses of physical pathology (including cancer, endometriosis, fibroids, prolapse and cysts). 2. Women considered by their GP to be unsuitable due to physical or psychological impairment. 3. Women unable to understand English. Because of the nature of the intervention (i.e. a written computer programme), some proficiency in English is required.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The primary outcome measure will be the Decisional Conflict Scale (DCS), a questionnaire developed by O'Connor (1999) for use in studies of decision-making processes. This instrument measures a person's perception of: personal uncertainty in making a choice about health care options, the modifiable factors (such as feeling uninformed, unsupported and unclear about personal values) and the quality of the decision made (in terms of satisfaction with the choice and expectation to maintain).	—

Measure

Time frame

The primary outcome measure will be the Decisional Conflict Scale (DCS), a questionnaire developed by O'Connor (1999) for use in studies of decision-making processes. This instrument measures a person's perception of: personal uncertainty in making a choice about health care options, the modifiable factors (such as feeling uninformed, unsupported and unclear about personal values) and the quality of the decision made (in terms of satisfaction with the choice and expectation to maintain).

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Not provided at time of registration	—

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

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