Status:

COMPLETED

Increasing Decision Quality for Men With Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms

Lead Sponsor:

SingHealth Polyclinics

Collaborating Sponsors:

Singapore General Hospital

Conditions:

Patient Engagement

Patient Preference

Eligibility:

MALE

50+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

In this study, the investigators show that by upskilling of primary care physicians (PCPs) in SDM and leveraging on a novel pictorial Visual Analogue Uroflowmetry Score (VAUS), they can enhance older ...

Detailed Description

Lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS), often related to prostatomegaly, is common but seldom sought medical attention amongst older men. Visual-aid and shared decision-making (SDM) are potential solutio...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • men aged 50 years old and older attending the polyclinic for routine follow up of a chronic disease (non-communicable disease)
  • have moderate-to-severe LUTS and/or poor quality of life (QOL) as assessed by the validated International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS) of eight or more and/or its individual QOL score of three or more
  • men of any local Asian ethnicity and were willing to provide written consent
  • can communicate with their allocated PCP in either of the three main local languages; English, Mandarin or Malay.

Exclusion

  • have indwelling catheters
  • urinary incontinence requiring diapers
  • anuria due to any renal pathology
  • gross hematuria
  • acute urinary retention
  • symptoms consistent with an acute urinary tract infection
  • existing treatment of LUTS or other prostate pathology
  • visual or hearing impairment which render men incapable of understanding the study procedure and providing informed consent
  • men unwilling to discuss their LUTS treatment options with their PCP

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 15 2019

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

March 31 2020

Estimated Enrollment :

60 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04851275

Start Date

April 15 2019

End Date

March 31 2020

Last Update

April 20 2021

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Haidee Ngu

Singapore, Singapore, 150167