Colpopexy and Urinary Reduction Efforts (CARE) Protocol

NCT ID: NCT00065845

Last Updated: 2011-01-11

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

322 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2002-04-30

Study Completion Date

2007-04-30

Brief Summary

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Pelvic organ prolapse occurs when the muscles holding pelvic organs (e.g., the uterus or bladder) weaken and the organs fall or slide down into the vagina. Pelvic organ prolapse can be corrected with surgery. However, women who have this surgery may develop urinary incontinence. This study will determine how doctors can predict this problem and whether an additional surgical procedure at the time of prolapse surgery can prevent the development of urinary incontinence.

Detailed Description

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Many women have surgery for pelvic organ prolapse (cystocele, uterine prolapse, rectocele). Women with advanced pelvic organ prolapse may experience stress urinary incontinence following surgery to repair the prolapse. Development of incontinence is unpredictable. This study will determine which, if any, clinical tests are useful for predicting post-operative urinary incontinence. The study will also determine if a Burch urethropexy should be performed routinely or selectively at the time of sacrocolpopexy in continent women.

Women with pelvic organ prolapse who are scheduled for prolapse repair will be randomized to a Burch urethropexy group or to a control group. Women in the Burch group will undergo urethropexy at the time of prolapse repair. Assessments will include a quality of life telephone interview, urodynamic testing, and physical examination. Follow-up evaluations occur at 6 weeks, 3 months, and 1 and 2 years following surgery. Post-operative phone interviews will occur at 3 months, 6 months, and 1 and 2 years.

Conditions

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Urinary Incontinence, Stress Uterine Prolapse Vaginal Prolapse

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Abdominal Sacral Colpopexy with no Burch colposuspension

Abdominal sacral colpopexy is performed through a laparotomy approach.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Abdominal Sacral Colpopexy with Burch Colposuspension

The Burch colposuspension procedure entails the retropubic placement of at least two stitches in the vaginal tissue lateral to each side of the urethra, and suspension of these stitches from Cooper's ligament (the iliopectineal line at the superior aspect of the posterior pubic bone).

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Burch urethropexy at time of sacrocolpopexy

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

The Burch colposuspension procedure entails the retropubic placement of at least two stitches in the vaginal tissue lateral to each side of the urethra, and suspension of these stitches from Cooper's ligament (the iliopectineal line at the superior aspect of the posterior pubic bone).

Interventions

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Burch urethropexy at time of sacrocolpopexy

The Burch colposuspension procedure entails the retropubic placement of at least two stitches in the vaginal tissue lateral to each side of the urethra, and suspension of these stitches from Cooper's ligament (the iliopectineal line at the superior aspect of the posterior pubic bone).

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Eligibility for primary procedure (sacrocolpopexy)
2. Eligibility for secondary procedure (Burch colposuspension)
3. Stage II-IV anterior vaginal prolapse, defined as POP-Q Point Aa at -1, 0, +1, +2, or +3 cm.
4. Negative stress incontinence screen
5. Negative stress incontinence screen (MESA questionnaire)

Exclusion Criteria

1. Contraindication for sacrocolpopexy or Burch colposuspension.

* Anatomic contraindication for Burch colposuspension (i.e., Point Aa fixed at -2 or -3 cm).
* Surgeon judgment that a contraindication to Burch colposuspension exists.
2. Anticipated geographic relocation within the first three months after surgery (e.g., within approximately 6 months of screening).
3. Inability to provide informed consent or to complete testing or data collection.
4. Currently pregnant.
Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

NIH

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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NICHD

Principal Investigators

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Linda Brubaker, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Loyola University

Locations

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The University of Alabama at Birmingham

Birmingham, Alabama, United States

Site Status

Loyola University Medical Center

Maywood, Illinois, United States

Site Status

University of Iowa College of Medicine

Iowa City, Iowa, United States

Site Status

Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Site Status

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

Site Status

Magee-Womens Hospital

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Site Status

Baylor College of Medicine

Houston, Texas, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Brubaker L, Cundiff GW, Fine P, Nygaard I, Richter HE, Visco AG, Zyczynski H, Brown MB, Weber AM; Pelvic Floor Disorders Network. Abdominal sacrocolpopexy with Burch colposuspension to reduce urinary stress incontinence. N Engl J Med. 2006 Apr 13;354(15):1557-66. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa054208.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 16611949 (View on PubMed)

Burgio KL, Nygaard IE, Richter HE, Brubaker L, Gutman RE, Leng W, Wei J, Weber AM; Pelvic Floor Disorders Network. Bladder symptoms 1 year after abdominal sacrocolpopexy with and without Burch colposuspension in women without preoperative stress incontinence symptoms. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2007 Dec;197(6):647.e1-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2007.08.048.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 18060965 (View on PubMed)

Bradley CS, Nygaard IE, Brown MB, Gutman RE, Kenton KS, Whitehead WE, Goode PS, Wren PA, Ghetti C, Weber AM; Pelvic Floor Disorders Network. Bowel symptoms in women 1 year after sacrocolpopexy. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2007 Dec;197(6):642.e1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2007.08.023.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 18060963 (View on PubMed)

Visco AG, Brubaker L, Nygaard I, Richter HE, Cundiff G, Fine P, Zyczynski H, Brown MB, Weber AM; Pelvic Floor Disorders Network. The role of preoperative urodynamic testing in stress-continent women undergoing sacrocolpopexy: the Colpopexy and Urinary Reduction Efforts (CARE) randomized surgical trial. Int Urogynecol J Pelvic Floor Dysfunct. 2008 May;19(5):607-14. doi: 10.1007/s00192-007-0498-2. Epub 2008 Jan 9.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 18185903 (View on PubMed)

Nygaard I, Handa VL, Brubaker L, Borello-France D, Wei J, Wells E, Goode P; Pelvic Floor Disorders Network. Changes in physical activity after abdominal sacrocolpopexy for advanced pelvic organ prolapse. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2008 May;198(5):570.e1-5. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2008.01.044.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 18455536 (View on PubMed)

Wren PA, Janz NK, FitzGerald MP, Barber MD, Burgio KL, Cundiff GW, Nygaard IE, Zyczynski HM, Gao X; Pelvic Floor Disorders Network. Optimism in women undergoing abdominal sacrocolpopexy for pelvic organ prolapse. J Am Coll Surg. 2008 Aug;207(2):240-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2008.02.019. Epub 2008 May 12.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 18656053 (View on PubMed)

Goode PS, Fitzgerald MP, Richter HE, Whitehead WE, Nygaard I, Wren PA, Zyczynski HM, Cundiff G, Menefee S, Senka JM, Gao X, Weber AM; Pelvic Floor Disorders Network. Enhancing participation of older women in surgical trials. J Am Coll Surg. 2008 Sep;207(3):303-11. doi: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2008.03.012. Epub 2008 May 19.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 18722933 (View on PubMed)

Brubaker L, Nygaard I, Richter HE, Visco A, Weber AM, Cundiff GW, Fine P, Ghetti C, Brown MB. Two-year outcomes after sacrocolpopexy with and without burch to prevent stress urinary incontinence. Obstet Gynecol. 2008 Jul;112(1):49-55. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0b013e3181778d2a.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 18591307 (View on PubMed)

Cundiff GW, Varner E, Visco AG, Zyczynski HM, Nager CW, Norton PA, Schaffer J, Brown MB, Brubaker L; Pelvic Floor Disorders Network. Risk factors for mesh/suture erosion following sacral colpopexy. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2008 Dec;199(6):688.e1-5. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2008.07.029. Epub 2008 Oct 31.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 18976976 (View on PubMed)

Bradley CS, Kenton KS, Richter HE, Gao X, Zyczynski HM, Weber AM, Nygaard IE; Pelvic Floor Disorders Network. Obesity and outcomes after sacrocolpopexy. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2008 Dec;199(6):690.e1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2008.07.030. Epub 2008 Oct 9.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 18845288 (View on PubMed)

Barber MD, Brubaker L, Nygaard I, Wheeler TL 2nd, Schaffer J, Chen Z, Spino C; Pelvic Floor Disorders Network. Defining success after surgery for pelvic organ prolapse. Obstet Gynecol. 2009 Sep;114(3):600-609. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0b013e3181b2b1ae.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 19701041 (View on PubMed)

Lukacz ES, Sridhar A, Chermansky CJ, Rahn DD, Harvie HS, Gantz MG, Varner RE, Korbly NB, Mazloomdoost D; Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Pelvic Floor Disorders Network (PFDN). Sexual Activity and Dyspareunia 1 Year After Surgical Repair of Pelvic Organ Prolapse. Obstet Gynecol. 2020 Sep;136(3):492-500. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000003992.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 32769645 (View on PubMed)

Barber MD, Chen Z, Lukacz E, Markland A, Wai C, Brubaker L, Nygaard I, Weidner A, Janz NK, Spino C. Further validation of the short form versions of the Pelvic Floor Distress Inventory (PFDI) and Pelvic Floor Impact Questionnaire (PFIQ). Neurourol Urodyn. 2011 Apr;30(4):541-6. doi: 10.1002/nau.20934. Epub 2011 Feb 22.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 21344495 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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U10HD041268

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U10HD041248

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U10HD041250

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U10HD041261

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U10HD041263

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U10HD041269

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U10HD041267

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U01HD041249

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