Status:

COMPLETED

Outcomes Following Vaginal Prolapse Repair and Mid Urethral Sling Trial

Lead Sponsor:

NICHD Pelvic Floor Disorders Network

Collaborating Sponsors:

Office of Research on Women's Health (ORWH)

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)

Conditions:

Pelvic Organ Prolapse

Eligibility:

FEMALE

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

Pelvic organ prolapse is common among women with a prevalence that has been estimated to be as high as 30%. Prolapse may be corrected by surgery using either a vaginal or abdominal incision. Some wome...

Detailed Description

The overall objective of this randomized clinical trial is to determine whether symptom-specific treatment of incontinence after prolapse surgery is equally effective to prophylactic treatment by addi...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Vaginal bulge symptoms as indicated by an affirmative response to either questions 4 or 5 of the PFDI:
  • Do you usually have a sensation of bulging or protrusion from the vaginal area?
  • Do you usually have a bulge or something falling out that you can see or feel in the vaginal area? Anterior vaginal prolapse defined by pelvic organ prolapse quantification (POP-Q) Point Aa ≥ -1 cm (i.e., -1,0,1,2, or 3 cm).
  • Surgical plan that includes a vaginal approach for apical or anterior prolapse repair.
  • Able and willing to complete data collection per protocol, including written informed consent.

Exclusion

  • Pregnancy or planning pregnancy in the first postoperative year. Any prior mid urethral sling. Currently participating in another interventional study for urinary incontinence.
  • Untreated urinary tract infection (may be included after resolution).
  • Overt symptoms of stress urinary incontinence as defined by a positive response to any of the following 3 PFDI items:
  • Do you usually experience urine leakage related to coughing, sneezing, or laughing?
  • Do you usually experience urine leakage related to physical exercise such as walking, running, aerobics, or tennis?
  • Do you usually experience urine leakage related to lifting or bending over? Currently being treated for stress urinary incontinence with pessary/incontinence ring, pelvic floor muscle exercise or medication (duloxetine and imipramine, and alpha agonists).

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

May 1 2007

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

March 1 2011

Estimated Enrollment :

337 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00460434

Start Date

May 1 2007

End Date

March 1 2011

Last Update

May 30 2018

Active Locations (8)

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1

The University of Alabama at Birmingham

Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35233-7333

2

USCD Medical Center

La Jolla, California, United States, 92037

3

Kaiser Permanente

San Diego, California, United States, 92120

4

Loyola University Medical Center

Maywood, Illinois, United States, 60153