Improving Parental Support in Hypospadias Care

Launched by UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA, CHAPEL HILL · Feb 12, 2025

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ClinConnect Summary

The clinical trial titled "Improving Parental Support in Hypospadias Care" aims to enhance the way parents and children receive care for a condition called hypospadias, which affects the urinary opening in boys. In this study, parent-child pairs will be divided into different groups to test new methods of support over a period of 36 months. Each family will participate for at least six months and will be asked to attend a urology consultation to learn more about the child’s condition.

To be eligible for this study, parents must be at least 18 years old, speak and read either English or Spanish, and have access to a smartphone, tablet, or computer with reliable internet. They should also be the legal guardian of a child aged 0-5 years who has been referred to a urologist for a possible diagnosis of hypospadias. Families will not be able to participate if they have previously been in another hypospadias study or if the child has had prior surgery for this condition. Participants can expect to work with researchers who are dedicated to improving care and support for families dealing with hypospadias.

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ALL

Eligibility criteria

• • Inclusion Criteria
• A parent must meet all of the following criteria to be included:
• • Age ≥ 18 years old
• • Fluent and literate in English or Spanish
• • Parent or legal guardian
• • Ability to consent
• • One eligible parent per child
• • Plan to attend urology consultation
• • Has access to a smart phone, tablet, or computer with reliable internet access
• • Has the ability and agrees to receive unencrypted communications by text or email
• A child must meet all of the following criteria to be included:
• • 0-5 years old at the time of urology consultation
• • Referred to a urologist participating in the study for a new potential diagnosis of hypospadias
• • Exclusion Criteria
• If a parent meets any of the following criteria they will be excluded:
• • Previous participant in hypospadias study
• • Parent has another child with hypospadias or father of the child has a known history of hypospadias
• • Parent is unaware of any penile abnormality with child
• • Investigator discretion
• If a child meets any of the following criteria they will be excluded:
• • Prior hypospadias surgery
• • Initial hypospadias urology consult scheduled less than a week away from when the patient was identified