Pelvic organ prolapse, cystocele, rectocele, enterocele, uterine descent, surgery, pessary, treatment
Conditions
Interventions
In the intervention group, patients will be presented with the decision aid after diagnosis. After completing the web-based decision aid program, patients’ preferences will be discussed with the clini
Sponsors
Elisabeth TweeSteden Ziekenhuis Tilburg, Universiteit van Tilburg, Zorgkeuzelab
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 64 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Woman with a symptomatic prolapse 2. Woman for whom a (new) treatment must be chosen. Patients are eligible for at least two treatment options 3. Patients have to be able to make use of a computer with internet access in order to make use of the web-based decision aid and to complete the online questionnaires 4. Written informed consent
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients with a history of gynaecological cancer 2. Patients and clinicians who do not have any access to the internet 3. Patients and clinicians who do not have sufficient knowledge of the Dutch language 4. More than 1 POP-surgery in the past or POP-surgery < 2 years. Anti-incontinence surgery is not considered POP surgery here. 5. In case of a second opinion, the patient will not be included if the first opinion was obtained in one the hospitals involved in the study 6. Patients participating in the PEOPLE study
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The main study endpoints are: satisfaction with treatment decision (making), and satisfaction with information. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary endpoints are satisfaction with care and treatment, decisional conflict and decisional regret, quality of life, healthcare providers’ evaluation of the (implementation of the) decision aid, and recurring symptomatic POP. | — |
Contacts
Public ContactL.E. Drost
St. Elisabeth Hospital Tilburg, Hilvarenbeekseweg 60
Outcome results
None listed