Status:
COMPLETED
Bowel Preparation and Pelvic Organ Prolapse Surgery
Lead Sponsor:
TriHealth Inc.
Conditions:
Pelvic Organ Prolapse
Eligibility:
FEMALE
21-90 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
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.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- 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.
Exclusion
- 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.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 1 2009
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
June 1 2010
Estimated Enrollment :
40 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00937430
Start Date
March 1 2009
End Date
June 1 2010
Last Update
February 19 2014
Active Locations (1)
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Good Samaritan Hospital
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, 45220