Transvaginal Versus Transperineal Repair of Rectocele

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Rectocele
• Interventions: Procedure: Transperineal repair; Procedure: Transvaginal repair

• Registration Number: NCT03801291
• Lead Sponsor: Mansoura University

Brief Summary

Patients with anterior rectocele were randomized to undergo either transvaginal or transperineal repair. The primary outcome of the study was improvement in constipation at 6 and 12 months

Detailed Description

Not available

Basic Information
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Recruitment & Eligibility
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Study & Design
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Trial Locations

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2016-04-01
• Primary Completion: 2018-07-01
• Status Verified: 2019-01
• Study Completion: 2019-01-07
• Study First Submitted: 2019-01-09
• Study First Submitted QC: 2019-01-09
• Last Update Submitted: 2019-01-09
• Study First Posted: 2019-01-11
• Last Update Posted: 2019-01-11

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 64

Inclusion Criteria

• Adult female patients with anterior rectocele

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Exclusion Criteria

• Male patients.
• Combined rectocele with internal rectal prolapse.
• Anismus.
• Associated anorectal condition such as hemorrhoids and anal fissure.
• Pregnancy.
• Unwilling to participate in the trial

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Transperineal repair	Transperineal repair	Repair of anterior rectocele via the perineum
Transvaginal repair	Transvaginal repair	Repair of anterior rectocele via the vagina

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Improvement in constipation	6 and 12 months after surgery	decrease in Wexner constipation score by 25%

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Mansoura university hospital; 🇪🇬 Mansourah, Dakahlia, Egypt