A virtual coach for surgery: can it empower latina patients?
NCT ID NCT06679621
First seen Aug 14, 2026 · Last updated Aug 14, 2026
Summary
This study tests a telehealth program designed to help Latina patients feel more prepared for urogynecologic surgery, such as procedures for incontinence or pelvic organ prolapse. The program is being developed with input from patient partners and uses human-centered design. Researchers will first survey patients to understand what affects surgical preparedness, then build the intervention, and finally pilot-test it to see if it is feasible, acceptable, and useful. The goal is to support patients in feeling more informed and confident before their operation.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- A telehealth intervention designed with input from patients to increase surgical preparedness
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a practical way to help Latina patients feel more prepared and confident before urogynecologic surgery, potentially improving their experience and outcomes.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early pilot focused on feasibility, not on proving the intervention improves health outcomes. Results may not apply to all patients or settings.
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Study facts
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- 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 357 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2024
- Expected to finish
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Jun 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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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: Patients who * Self-report as female * 18 years and older * Self-report as Hispanic ethnicity * Scheduled to undergo a surgery for a urogynecologic condition in the operating room (surgery to correct pelvic organ prolapse, urinary/fecal incontinence, fistula, urethral masses) * Able to read and write English and/or Spanish Urogynecologists who -Routinely perform urogynecologist surgeries to correct pelvic organ prolapse, urinary/fecal incontinence, fistula, urethral masses Nurses who * Spend most of their time at a urogynecologic clinic * Engage in the process of preparing patients for urogynecologic surgery Exclusion Criteria: Patients who * Self-report as male * Are less than 18 years of age * Self-report as not of Hispanic ethnicity * Scheduled to undergo a surgery for a condition that is not urogynecologic or is not in the operating room * Patients undergoing procedures that are traditionally performed in the office (bladder Botox, pelvic floor Botox, urethral bulking) Urogynecologists who -Do not routinely perform urogynecologic surgery Nurses who * Do not spend most of their time at a urogynecology clinic * Do not engage in the process of preparing patients for urogynecologic surgery
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Alabama Birmginham
RECRUITINGBirmingham, Alabama, 35294, United States
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