Characteristics Predictive of Pessary Success

Completed

Conditions studied: All Patients Who Have Undergone a Pessary Fitting

In brief

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.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01123213

Run by

University of California, Irvine

People needed

158

Starts

2008-01-01

Expected to finish

2011-08-01

Last updated by the study team

2018-02-07

Who can join

Age: any. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

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

You may not qualify if…

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

Where it is running

• UC Irvine Women's Healthcare — Orange, California, United States

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