Endocation: Trial of an Endometriosis Education Program

BC Women's Hospital & Health Centre67 enrolled

Overview

Endometriosis is a common condition that affects 10% of females, causing chronic pain and other health concerns. Currently, it takes 8-12 years to be diagnosed with endometriosis, in part because there is low awareness of this condition. This research is designed to test whether providing endometriosis education in schools can help increase early awareness of the condition.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

OTHER

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Endometriosis

Interventions

EducationBEHAVIORAL

One-time educational session about menstrual health and endometriosis

Eligibility

Sex: ALL

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * 8-12 grade level class Exclusion Criteria: * Instruction offered in a language other than English

Locations (1)

BC Women's Hospital

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Change from baseline in menstrual health and endometriosis knowledge

Assessed using a built for purpose questionnaire, possible scores range from 0 to 8

Time frame: Baseline and 4 weeks

Secondary Outcomes

Change from baseline in prioritization of menstrual health

Assessed using a built for purpose item, possible scores range from 0 to 4

Time frame: Baseline and 4 weeks

Change from baseline in confidence in endometriosis knowledge

Assessed using a built for purpose item, possible scores range from 0 to 4

Time frame: Baseline and 4 weeks

Change from baseline in comfort with menstrual health

Assessed using a built for purpose item, possible scores range from 0 to 4

Time frame: Baseline and 4 weeks

Acceptability of menstrual health and endometriosis education (quantitative)

Assessed using a built for purpose questionnaire, possible scores range from 0 to 35

Time frame: Immediately following education in intervention and waitlist control group

Acceptability of menstrual health and endometriosis education (qualitative)

Assessed using open-ended responses a built for purpose questionnaire

Time frame: Immediately following education in intervention and waitlist control group

Refusal of participants invited to participate

Number of participants who refuse to participate divided by the number of participants invited to participate

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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