Dilators for Dyspareunia Prevention

NCT ID: NCT01299363

Last Updated: 2015-04-09

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE4

Total Enrollment

60 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2010-09-30

Study Completion Date

2013-08-31

Brief Summary

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This is a randomized clinical trial comparing rates of de novo dyspareunia in women with and without vaginal dilator use following surgery for pelvic organ prolapse with traditional posterior repair. Our hypothesis is daily use of vaginal dilators from post-op week 4 through week 8 after posterior repair will reduce the rate of de novo dyspareunia.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Post-operative Dyspareunia

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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No dilator use

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Dilator use

Women randomized to vaginal dilators will be given instructions to perform softening exercises from postoperative weeks 4 to 8

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Dilator use

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Women randomized to vaginal dilators will be given instructions to perform exercises with vaginal dilators from postoperative weeks 4 to 8

Interventions

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Dilator use

Women randomized to vaginal dilators will be given instructions to perform exercises with vaginal dilators from postoperative weeks 4 to 8

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Women who undergo pelvic organ prolapse surgery with a posterior repair
* Age ≥18 years
* Sexually active with heterosexual vaginal intercourse
* English speaking
* Available for 6 month follow up
* Able to complete study questionnaires
* Able to use dilators

Exclusion Criteria

* Significant baseline dyspareunia
* Pregnancy by self-report or positive pregnancy test
* Prior pelvic radiation therapy
* Active pelvic infection, herpes, candidiasis
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Medstar Health Research Institute

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Locations

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Washington Hospital Center

Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Antosh DD, Gutman RE, Park AJ, Sokol AI, Peterson JL, Kingsberg SA, Iglesia CB. Vaginal dilators for prevention of dyspareunia after prolapse surgery: a randomized controlled trial. Obstet Gynecol. 2013 Jun;121(6):1273-1280. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0b013e3182932ce2.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 23812462 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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2010-229

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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