NCT00271102

Surgical Study Comparing 2 Procedures for the Treatment of a Dropped Bladder

Randomized Trial Comparing Anterior Colporrhaphy to Paravaginal Defect Repair for Anterior Vaginal Wall Prolapse

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 70 (actual)
• Sponsor: Geisinger Clinic · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether vaginal repair or abdominal repair is the procedure of choice for the surgical management of a prolapsed bladder.

Detailed description

It is not known whether anterior vaginal repair (colporrhaphy) or abdominal paravaginal defect repair is the procedure of choice for the treatment anterior vaginal wall prolapse. This randomized prospective study will attempt to answer this question by assessing the change in the stage of prolapse before and after surgery, patient satisfaction through quality of life and sexual function questionnaires before and after surgery, and peri-operative complication rates. Patients enrolled into the study will be followed up for up to 2 years after surgery.

Conditions

• Prolapse

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	anterior vaginal repair (colporrhaphy)	vaginal repair
PROCEDURE	abdominal paravaginal defect repair	abdominal repair

Timeline

• Start date: 2006-01-01
• Primary completion: 2010-02-01
• Completion: 2011-08-01
• First posted: 2005-12-30
• Last updated: 2019-09-27
• Results posted: 2019-09-27

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States