Characteristics Predictive of Pessary Success

NCT ID: NCT01123213

Last Updated: 2018-02-07

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Total Enrollment: 158 participants
• Study Classification: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2008-01-31
• Study Completion Date: 2011-08-31

Brief Summary

Pessaries are mechanical support devices worn vaginally to treat the symptoms of pelvic organ prolapse, such as vaginal pressure or a vaginal bulge. Pessaries are one of the options along with surgery and expectant management for pelvic organ prolapse. As the aging population grows, more patients will need treatment for pelvic organ prolapse. Various studies have been conducted previously to identify patient parameters predictive of successful pessary fitting and continued use. Our study is a retrospective chart review to identify patient characteristics predictive of successful pessary fitting and use, specifically focusing on the parameters of POPQ, pelvic organ prolapse quantification exam, and the ratio of the genital hiatus, which is the length of the vaginal opening, and total vaginal length.

Conditions

All Patients Who Have Undergone a Pessary Fitting

Study Design

• Observational Model Type: CASE_ONLY
• Study Time Perspective: RETROSPECTIVE

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• undergone a pessary fitting by physicians in the division of Urogynecology between the years of 2000 to 20008.

Exclusion Criteria

• Patients will be excluded only if their chart does not contain the clinical data under review.

• Eligible Sex: FEMALE
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

University of California, Irvine

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Karen Noblett

Division Director

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Karen Noblett, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

UCI Medical Center

Locations

UC Irvine Women's Healthcare

Orange, California, United States

Countries

United States

Other Identifiers

2008-6704

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id