Bowel Preparation and Pelvic Organ Prolapse Surgery

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Conditions studied: Pelvic Organ Prolapse

In brief

The purpose of this study is to find out if performing a bowel preparation prior to pelvic organ prolapse surgery has any effect on the return of bowel function after surgery.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00937430

Run by

TriHealth Inc.

People needed

40

Starts

2009-03-01

Expected to finish

2010-06-01

Last updated by the study team

2014-02-19

Who can join

Age: 21 and older, up to 90. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Are between the ages of 21-90 years.
• Have a posterior vaginal wall prolapse.
• Are undergoing vaginal prolapse reconstructive surgery including posterior repair with suspension of the vaginal apex (top) to the ligaments in your pelvis, repair of the cul de sac or "enterocele", with or without anti-incontinence surgery.
• Are receiving general anesthesia.

You may not qualify if…

• Patient undergoing concomitant anal sphincteroplasty, rectovaginal fistula repair, rectopexy, or rectal resection/reanastomosis.
• Patient undergoing any mesh augmentation.
• Patient with any neurological condition involving bowel function.
• Patient on regular narcotic medication preoperatively.
• Patient does not want to be in the group she was randomized to.
• Patient currently pregnant or planning to become pregnant, or breastfeeding.
• Patient with ascites.
• Patient with known or suspected gastrointestinal obstruction or perforation.
• Patient with history of hyperparathyroidism.
• Patient with dehydration.
• Patient with active inflammatory bowel disease.
• Patients with congestive heart failure.
• Patients with dialysis dependent renal disease.

Where it is running

• Good Samaritan Hospital — Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

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