Assessing the OAB-8 Questionnaire as a Tool to Measure Treatment Outcome
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Trial end date:
2006-03-01
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Summary
OAB is a widespread medical problem affecting 6- 30% of the population (both sexes and all
age groups) in Europe1 and 16%2-18%3 of the US and Canadian population. Nevertheless only a
small proportion of this group turns to seek medical help. Once treated, evaluation of
treatment outcome is problematic since outcome measures for success vary widely (i.e.
improvement in number of incontinence episodes, number of urge episodes, change in frequency
and nocturia etc) but do not include measures of patient reported outcomes.
The OAB Assessment Tool is a self-administered questionnaire (8-question self-filled survey)
primarily intended to identify patients with symptoms of OAB. The same comparable information
could be obtained after a certain treatment period, thus providing accurate and precise
measures of success. It could also offer insight to the changes of the different parameters
that make up the problem. Due to its ease of administration and its high specificity in
assessing OAB, the OAB Assessment Tool seems to be optimal for this objective.