To Evaluate Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (LUTS) in Poland
Conditions
Brief summary
The first large population-based study to evaluate lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) in Poland. The study objective is to assess the prevalence and bother of LUTS in the population aged ≥40 years in Poland.
Detailed description
The first large population-based study to evaluate lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) in Poland. The study objective is to assess the prevalence and bother of LUTS in the population aged ≥40 years in Poland. This study will be conducted as a telephone survey with assessment of LUTS using a standardized protocol, which included the International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS) and, for overactive bladder (OAB), the OAB-V8 questionnaire. Participants will be asked to rate how often they experienced individual LUTS and the degree of associated bother. The study will be performed in a representative group of Polish population (n = 6,000) covering all geographic regions of Poland (defined by the Central Statistical Office of Poland).
Interventions
There will be no intervention
Sponsors
Piotr Chlosta
Jagiellonian University
Study design
Observational model
OTHER
Time perspective
CROSS_SECTIONAL
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
40 Years to 100 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
Age \>40
Exclusion criteria
Age \<40 Pregnancy Urinary tract infection in the past 4 weeks
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Prevalence of LUTS | Through study completion, an average of 3 months | The prevalence of LUTS will be assessed using definitions of the International Continence Society (descriptive statistics). |
| Symptom bother of LUTS | Through study completion, an average of 3 months | The degree of associated bother will be assessed using Likert scale (Likert scale: not at all \[score 0\], a little bit \[score 1\], somewhat \[score 2\], quite a bit \[score 3\], a great deal \[score 4\], or a very great deal \[score 5\]). |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Prevalence of specific symptoms | Through study completion, an average of 3 months | The prevalence of specific symptoms will be assessed using a standardised protocol based on the definitions provided by the International Continence Society (i.e. storage symptoms, voiding symptoms and post-micturition symptoms) \[Abrams P, Cardozo L, Fall M, et al. The standardisation of terminology of lower urinary tract function: report from the Standardisation Sub-committee of the International Continence Society. Neurourol Urodyn. 2002;21:167-178\]. Participants will be asked to rate how often they experienced individual LUTS during the past month. A Likert scale will be used with the following options: none (score 0), \<1 in 5 times (score 1), \<half the time (score 2), about half the time (score 3), \>half the time (score 4), or almost always (score 5). |
| Symptom bother of specific symptoms | Through study completion, an average of 3 months | The degree of associated bother of specific symptoms will be assessed using Likert scale (Likert scale: not at all \[score 0\], a little bit \[score 1\], somewhat \[score 2\], quite a bit \[score 3\], a great deal \[score 4\], or a very great deal \[score 5\]). |
| Prevalence of OAB | Through study completion, an average of 3 months | The prevalence of OAB will be assessed with the Overactive Bladder-Validated 8-question Screener (OAB-V8)questionnaire. |
Countries
Poland
Outcome results
None listed