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Quality of Life in Adults Impaired Functioning - A Randomized Controlled Trial of Bidet vs Usual Toileting
Not Recruiting
Trial ID: NCT02042157
Purpose
Our expectations (hypotheses) are:
Primary outcome
1. Regular bidet use will improve quality of life around elimination in adults with
impaired functional status. Functional status will be measured by activities of daily
living (ADL).
2. Regular bidet use by adults with impaired functional status will improve the quality of
life around toileting for their caregivers.
Secondary
3. Regular bidet use will reduce the incidence, frequency and severity of constipation (as
measured by self-report) in adults with impaired functional status.
4. Regular bidet use will reduce the incidence of urinary tract infection (UTI) in adult
women with impaired functional status.
Official Title
Quality of Life in Adults Impaired Functioning - A Randomized Controlled Trial of Bidet vs Usual Toileting
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria:
Sample 1 (adults with impaired functional status):
Age: 55-95 Sex: Female Ethic background: Reflecting the population at Stanford Hospital and
Clinics who meet the inclusion criteria and who agree to participate.
Sample 2 (caregivers of participants in Sample 1) Adults over the age of 21 caring for an
adult with impaired functional status who has enrolled in this randomized controlled trial.
Sex and ethnic background will reflect the demographic of the caregivers for the population
in Sample 1.
Exclusion Criteria:
Participants not meeting the inclusion criteria.
Additional exclusion criteria:
1. Life expectancy less than 2 years
2. The inability to read and write English.
3. Patients with indwelling urinary (e.g. Foley) catheters
4. Use of any water based cleaning system after toileting at home in the past 12 months
(bidet, water pot, douche etc).
5. Fully incontinent (eg diaper use)
6. Moderate to severe cognitive impairment (15 or lower on the MOCA)
Intervention(s):
behavioral: Bidet use
other: Regular toileting
Not Recruiting
Contact Information
Stanford University
School of Medicine
300 Pasteur Drive
Stanford,
CA
94305
Isabella Chu, MPH
650-723-2513