Vulvar dermatoses, lichen sclerosus
Conditions
Interventions
Training staff from participating general practices in the management of vulvar dermatoses, with an emphasis on recognizing lichen sclerosus and HPV-related abnormalities.
Sponsors
Erasmus MC, Universitair Medisch Centrum Rotterdam
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 64 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Every general practice within the Rijnmond Gezond network can participate. In these practices, diagnoses are recorded in the Integrated Primary Care Information (IPCI) registry. This concerns the ICPC code for lichen sclerosus (S99.12), as well as the ICPC codes S99/X15 (other vaginal complaints), X16 (vulvar complaints), and X84 (vulvitis/vaginitis), in which the free-text field includes the terms 'lichen sclerosus' or 'lseav'.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Not applicable.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Analysis of pre- and post-training knowledge assessments of general practitioners and their staff.Evaluation of whether the training has improved their perceived ability to manage lichen sclerosus.Assessment of satisfaction with the training through the use of surveys. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Relationship between characteristics of the general practice (number of GPs, age distribution and gender of the partnership, practice assistants) and the prevalence and incidence in the six months prior to the training.Analysis of the number of diagnoses per six-month period after the training compared to the number of diagnoses before the training of the general practice staff.Analysis of shifts in diagnoses. | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Contacts
Public ContactH.C. Doorn
Erasmus MC, Universitair Medisch Centrum Rotterdam
Outcome results
None listed