Endometriosis
Conditions
Brief summary
Endometriosis is a common condition that affects 10% of females, causing chronic pain and other health concerns. Currently, it takes 8-12 years to be diagnosed with endometriosis, in part because there is low awareness of this condition. This research is designed to test whether providing endometriosis education in schools can help increase early awareness of the condition.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALEducation
One-time educational session about menstrual health and endometriosis
Sponsors
BC Support Unit
BC Women's Hospital & Health Centre
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* 8-12 grade level class
Exclusion criteria
* Instruction offered in a language other than English
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change from baseline in menstrual health and endometriosis knowledge | Baseline and 4 weeks | Assessed using a built for purpose questionnaire, possible scores range from 0 to 8 |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change from baseline in confidence in endometriosis knowledge | Baseline and 4 weeks | Assessed using a built for purpose item, possible scores range from 0 to 4 |
| Change from baseline in comfort with menstrual health | Baseline and 4 weeks | Assessed using a built for purpose item, possible scores range from 0 to 4 |
| Acceptability of menstrual health and endometriosis education (quantitative) | Immediately following education in intervention and waitlist control group | Assessed using a built for purpose questionnaire, possible scores range from 0 to 35 |
| Change from baseline in prioritization of menstrual health | Baseline and 4 weeks | Assessed using a built for purpose item, possible scores range from 0 to 4 |
| Refusal of participants invited to participate | Baseline | Number of participants who refuse to participate divided by the number of participants invited to participate |
| Retention of participants | 4 weeks | Number of participants completing the study divided by the number of participants enrolled |
| Acceptability of menstrual health and endometriosis education (qualitative) | Immediately following education in intervention and waitlist control group | Assessed using open-ended responses a built for purpose questionnaire |
Countries
Canada
Outcome results
None listed