Phone call before a bladder test may ease anxiety and improve results
NCT ID NCT07692789
First seen Jul 09, 2026 · Last updated Aug 18, 2026 · Updated 4 times
Summary
This study tests whether a patient reminder system before a urodynamics procedure (a test for bladder function) helps women with pelvic organ prolapse or urinary incontinence. Researchers compare a group that receives reminders to a historical group that did not, looking at procedure success, patient satisfaction, preparedness, and anxiety. The goal is to see if a simple reminder can improve the experience and reduce failed tests.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Patient reminder system
- What this could lead to
- If effective, this simple reminder system could reduce failed procedures and improve patient experience before urodynamics testing.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, single-center study comparing to historical controls, so results may not apply broadly. The intervention is low-risk but may not significantly change outcomes.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 162 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Aug 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria 1. Age 18 years or older 2. Sex assigned at birth: Female. 3. English-speaking 4. Scheduled to undergo a urodynamics study at the OSU Upper Arlington Outpatient Clinic, OSU New Albany Outpatient Clinic, or OSU Eye and Ear Institute 5. Ability to access a telephone 6. Active MyChart account 7. Ability to provide informed consent 8. Documented post-residual volume of less than 150 mL 9. Ability to be reached by telephone after three call attempts 10. Negative point-of-care urinary tract infection on the day of the scheduled procedure (SOC) Exclusion criteria: 1. Under 18 years of age 2. Patients with structural causes of urinary retention/incomplete bladder emptying (defined as a post-void residual \>150ml) or a positive point-of-care urinary tract infection on the day of the procedure. 3. Men are excluded as the population of interest is the female urogynecology population in both urology and obstetrics and gynecology. 4. Patients without access to a telephone or an active MyChart account are excluded because the intervention relies on telephone calls and electronic messaging for delivery of pre-procedure education and reminders. 5. Individuals who cannot be reached by telephone are excluded because they cannot receive the intervention. 6. Non-English speaking individuals are excluded because they will not be able to receive the standardized phone call in English and will not be able to complete the informed consent.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
RECRUITINGColumbus, Ohio, 43210, United States
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