Core outcome sets for women with urinary incontinence v1.0
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Development of core outcome sets for older women with urinary incontinence
IRAS ID
270297
Contact name
Yu Fu
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
University of Leeds
Duration of Study in the UK
2 years, 0 months, 2 days
Research summary
Urinary incontinence (UI) is “the complaint of any involuntary leakage of urine”. It is more common in women aged 55 or above, and estimates of the point prevalence range from 35 to 60%, increasing with age. UI has physical, psychosocial and emotional consequences for individuals and their families, with considerable impacts on society.
The initial assessment and management for women with UI are dominantly undertaken by health professional in both community trusts and hospitals in the UK that specialists and facilities are available to promote continence and improve patients’ quality of life. A trial of behavioural treatment including pelvic floor muscle exercises, bladder training, and lifestyle modifications are recommended as a first-line treatment before more invasive therapies by national UI guidelines. However, there is a lack of standard core outcome sets for women with UI for both research and practice. Both women and health professionals have also told us that relevant and meaningful health-related outcome sets to assess interventions designed to manage UI would be useful.
This study aims to develop core outcome sets for older women suffering from UI. It involves a literature review to identify measures used (completed as part of the previous work), individual interviews with women living with UI and health professionals providing care for patients with UI (completed as part of the previous work), and an online survey to reach consensus on core outcome sets for women with UI.
REC name
London - Central Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
19/LO/1480
Date of REC Opinion
6 Nov 2019
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion