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.
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.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
70
vaginal repair
abdominal repair
Geisinger Health System
Danville, Pennsylvania, United States
Change in the Stage of Prolapse of the Anterior Vaginal Wall Before and One Year After Surgery
POP-Q (pelvic organ prolapse quantification) as measured after surgery at one year or more after surgery. If one year data not available, then the last post-op measure is reported.
Time frame: 4 years
The Difference in Intra-operative and Post-operative Complications. Patient Satisfaction Before and One Year After Surgery Based on Quality of Life and Sexual Function Questionnaires Specifically Designed for Patients With Pelvic Organ Prolapse.
Time frame: 4 years
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