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Women's Knowledge and Attitudes to Use of Mesh in Gynaecological Surgery

NCT03527082 · Status: UNKNOWN · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 150

Last updated 2018-05-18

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Summary

This is a questionnaire study that is being performed to ascertain the knowledge and attitudes of women towards use of mesh in gynaecological surgery. Women over the age of 18, able to read and comprehend the information leaflet, sign and give informed consent will be eligible to participate. Women who are not fluent in English will be able to participate if a translator can convey the information. The trial will be conducted at Epsom and St Helier Hospitals, in the United Kingdom. The investigators aim to recruit 150 women to this study. No power calculation has been performed as this is an exploratory study.

However, previous studies have included 64 and 77 women respectively.

Conditions

  • Prolapse, Vaginal

Interventions

OTHER

Questionnaire

Questionnaire of 20 items evaluating attitudes and perception of mesh use in gynaecological surgery. Questionnaire will take 10 minutes to complete. For non-English speaking patients a translator will be sought, where feasible to help women complete the questionnaire. Participation will be entirely voluntary and also the questionnaire will be piloted to ensure that questions asked are clear and concise. Questionnaire is anonymised and does not contain patient identifying information thereby eliminating breach of confidentiality.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust

    lead OTHER

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-07-31
Primary Completion
2019-03-31
Completion
2019-07-31

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