Active clinical trials for "Pelvic Organ Prolapse"

Assess the outcomes of vaginal surgeries and its impact on sexual function and urinary symptoms.

To evaluate the post-hysterectomy vault prolapse (PHVP) rates performed using different methods of vaginal total hysterectomy (VTH).

Utero-vaginal prolapse is a common, often disabling, condition experienced by women of varying ages. The traditional surgical treatment for utero-vaginal prolapse often includes vaginal hysterectomy and anterior or posterior colporrhaphy. Growing emphasis on patient-centered medicine and patient-generated definitions of surgical success has resulted in reassessment of uterine preservation versus hysterectomy at the time of apical POP repair. Various techniques have been described for uterine preserving prolapse surgery, which may include vaginal sacrospinous hysteropexy, transvaginal mesh kits, abdominal sacrohysteropexy using mesh and laparoscopic uterine suspension using sling or mesh. A modified form of uterine-preserving prolapse surgery using a combined vaginal and laparoscopic approach was introduced and a series of 70 women was reported. To date, there have been no randomized studies comparing the outcomes of vaginal assisted laparoscopic uterine suspension (hysteropexy) with conventional vaginal hysterectomy. Women attending the gynecology clinic at a tertiary referral urogynecology unit in tertiary referral training and research hospital requesting surgical treatment for STAGE 2-4 symptomatic uterine prolapse will be offered participation in a randomized trial, over a 2-year period. Subjects participating in the study were randomly assigned to either of two groups: Group A, Vaginally Assisted Laparoscopic Hysteropexy (VALH), or Group B, Vaginal Hysterectomy and Mc Call Culdoplasty (VH + Mc Call).1 year following surgery, vaginal prolapse will be assessed again using the International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire for Vaginal Symptoms (ICIQ-VS) questionnaire and the Pelvic Organ Prolapse -Quantification (POP-Q) examination by another researcher then the operator.

This study will assess advanced biomarkers in patients with and without vaginal prolapse. Assessments will be directed at vaginal fibroblasts and adipose derived stem cells.

urodynamic investigation when added in the diagnostic work-up of women with lower urinary tract dysfunction with POP is debatable. This study was planned to determine the usefulness of preoperative urodynamic study in improving urological outcome following surgery in women with pelvic organ prolapse and urinary tract dysfunction.

Comparison of single versus multicenter outcomes for pelvic organ prolapse repair using a mesh-capturing device (The Uphold™ Vaginal Support System for apical and vaginal wall prolapse - Boston Scientific). 1-2 years follow up study comprison of 112 vs 207 patients.

Retrospective analysis of vaginal microbiota in the post-operative course of patient operated for genital prolapse with vaginal mesh with or without mesh related complication

The lifetime risk for a woman to undergo surgery for either vaginal prolapse or urinary incontinence is high. Previous studies have shown that pregnancy and childbirth are risk factors for developing prolapse. There is a lack of studies that follow women several years after delivery aiming to find whether symptoms of prolapse are linked to delivery method, ie vacuum, forceps, normal vaginal delivery and cesarean section. The investigators plan this study is to get more knowledge about pathology of prolapse and incontinence, to enable development of preventive strategies for these conditions. Aim of the study is to determine whether the prevalence of symptoms and performed surgery for urogenital prolapse differs among women delivered by vacuum, forceps, normal vaginal delivery and cesarean section 15-20 years after their first delivery. The investigators identify women that delivered their first child at St. Olavs Hospital, Trondheim, Norway between 1990-1997. Questionnaires will be sent to 2500 women (PFIQ-7, PFDI-20, PISQ-12), 600 of whom will get a clinical examination, where pelvic floor musculature is examined by palpation and 4D ultrasound, and a POP-Q quantification of prolapse performed.

The aim of our study is to investigate the alterations in connective tissue of vaginal wall in patients with and without pelvic organ prolapse (POP).

The objective is to explore the genetic predisposition to early pelvic organ prolapse after adequate surgical repair by exploring the association between pelvic organ prolapse recurrences and certain polymorphisms.