Status:

UNKNOWN

Will Cleaning the Bowel With an Enema Before Vaginal Prolapse Surgery Prevent Complications?

Lead Sponsor:

Illinois Urogynecology, Ltd.

Conditions:

Colon Cleansing

Eligibility:

FEMALE

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Traditionally, many gynecologic surgeons have asked patients to perform a cleansing enema the night before a vaginal surgery done to repair pelvic organ prolapse (dropped bladder, dropped uterus). The...

Detailed Description

The factors to be measured will be wound infection rates, and need to cleanse an incision of escaped stool.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • female, AND
  • undergoing vaginal surgery for prolapse.

Exclusion

  • pregnant women,
  • age younger than eighteen,
  • male sex, OR
  • concurrent abdominal surgery.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 1 2009

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

September 1 2010

Estimated Enrollment :

310 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00981539

Start Date

September 1 2009

End Date

September 1 2010

Last Update

September 22 2009

Active Locations (2)

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Illinois Urogynecology, LTD.

Oak Lawn, Illinois, United States, 60453

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Illinois Urogynecology, LTD.

Park Ridge, Illinois, United States, 60068