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Last refreshed on: 16 December 2017
Main ID:  NCT02183740
Date of registration: 26/06/2014
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Public title: Effect of an Educational Program for Staff in Nursing Homes Concerning Patients Fecal Incontinence EPSPFI
Scientific title: Effect of an Educational Program for Staff in Nursing Homes Concerning Patients Fecal Incontinence: a Cluster-randomized Controlled Trial
Date of first enrolment: April 2014
Target sample size: 300
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT02183740
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized. Intervention model: Parallel Assignment. Primary purpose: Treatment. Masking: Double (Investigator, Outcomes Assessor).  
Phase:  N/A
Countries of recruitment
Norway
Contacts
Name:     Anne G Vinsnes, Professor
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Affiliation:  Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Nursing homes with similar:

- patients characteristcs

- care staff/patients ratio

- general practitioner consultancy

Patients:

- All patients on long term care residency (residency >month)

Registered Nurses/authorized social educators:

- All working half time or more

Exclusion Criteria:

Nursing homes:

- With some kind of speciality (eks rehabilitation, dementia)

Patients:

- Short term care residency

Registered nurses/authorized social educator:

- Working less than half time

- Working only night shifts



Age minimum: N/A
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: All
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Fecal Incontinence
Intervention(s)
Behavioral: Multifaceted educational program
Primary Outcome(s)
Change in frequency of fecal incontinence among patients [Time Frame: Baseline, after 3 months and after 6 months]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Change in FI-related concerns among patients [Time Frame: Baseline, after 3 months and after 6 months]
Change in knowledge among registered nurses and authorized social educators [Time Frame: Baseline, after 3 months and after 6 months]
Remission of fecal incontinence among patients [Time Frame: Baseline, after 3 months and after 6 months]
Change in behavior among health personnel [Time Frame: Baseline, after 3 months and after 6 months]
Correlates of FI among patients [Time Frame: Baseline, after 3 months and after 6 months]
Secondary ID(s)
HiST05
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Norwegian Nurses Organisation
Ethics review
Results
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