Can 'Teach-Back' hygiene lessons cut UTIs in pregnancy?
NCT ID NCT06428305
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested whether hygiene education using the 'teach-back' method (where women explain what they learned) improves genital hygiene behaviors and reduces symptoms in pregnant women diagnosed with urinary tract infections. 36 pregnant women participated, with half receiving the education and half receiving none. The study measured hygiene behaviors using a scale at several time points over 30 days.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- hygiene education using the teach-back method
- What this could lead to
- If effective, this simple educational method could help pregnant women reduce urinary tract infections and improve hygiene habits.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small study (36 participants) with no blinding, so results may not be reliable or generalizable. The intervention is educational, not a medical treatment.
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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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36 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 2024
- Finished
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Feb 2025
- 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 to 35 years
- 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: * Able to read and write Turkish, * Those between the ages of 18-35 December, * Diagnosed with urinary tract infection, * Pregnant women who are open to communication (who are competent to understand and answer questions) will be included in the sample. Exclusion Criteria: * Leaving the research of his own accord, * Having a diagnosis related to risky pregnancy other than the diagnosis of urinary tract infection * With a history of psychiatric illness (self-report), * Pregnant women with a history of gynecological diseases (self-information) will be excluded from the research.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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KTO Karatay University
Konya, 42020, Turkey (Türkiye)