Urinary Incontinence
Conditions
Keywords
continence, index
Brief summary
This study will analyse existing data to establish a clinically useful index to predict those women who are more likely to become incontinent. This would create significant opportunities for focused prevention and early intervention strategies.
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Ananias Diokno
Study design
Observational model
ECOLOGIC_OR_COMMUNITY
Time perspective
RETROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
55 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Women
Exclusion criteria
* Men
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Index Estimation for Urinary Incontinence Prediction | 2 years | Several risk factors identified can serve as an index in predicting the development of urinary incontinence in elderly women. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Predictive Reliability of Urinary Incontinence Index and its Validation | 3 years | The urinary continence index developed in Outcome measure 1 will reliably predict the development of urinary incontinence in women when tested against existing datasets. |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed