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Patient-Centered Outcomes in the Surgical Treatment of Uterovaginal Prolapse

Not Applicable
Recruiting
Conditions
Uterine Prolapse
Interventions
Procedure: Minimally invasive supracervical hysterectomy and sacrocolpopexy (MI-SCH+SCP)
Procedure: Vaginal hysterectomy with uterosacral ligament suspension (TVH+USLS)
Registration Number
NCT05063331
Lead Sponsor
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare two types of surgery for the treatment of uterovaginal prolapse to determine which surgery works best from a patient's perspective and has the lowest number of short-term and long-term complications.

Detailed Description

This is a multi-site, randomized controlled trial, where women with the confirmed diagnosis of uterovaginal prolapse will be randomized in a 1:1 ratio to either A) a minimally invasive supracervical hysterectomy with sacrocolpopexy (MI-SCH+SCP) or B) total vaginal hysterectomy with uterosacral ligament suspension (TVH+USLS). After surgery, participants will be followed for 3 years including physical pelvic exams and validated symptom questionnaires to assess for the primary and secondary outcomes. A subset of participants will participate in semi-structured interviews, before surgery and through 2 years after surgery, that will assess patient recovery, satisfaction with care, and calibrate surveyed and clinically assessed outcomes to the daily life experiences of women.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
320
Inclusion Criteria
  1. Women ≥ 18 years of age and ≤ 80 years of age
  2. Have diagnosis of symptomatic uterovaginal prolapse
  3. Have elected to undergo surgical management of uterovaginal prolapse after consultation with their physician
  4. Are eligible for both minimally invasive supracervical hysterectomy with sacrocolpopexy (MI-SCH+SCP) and total vaginal hysterectomy with uterosacral ligament suspension (TVH+USLS)
Exclusion Criteria
  1. Patients who wish to undergo uterine sparing procedures
  2. Body mass index BMI) > 50
  3. Previous hysterectomy or prior uterovaginal surgery
  4. Have a diagnosis of neurogenic bladder, Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, spinal cord injury, or cerebrovascular accident
  5. Chronic indwelling urinary catheter
  6. Urinary diversion of any type
  7. Any condition or disorder that, in the opinion of the investigator, might prevent the subject from completing the study or interfere with the interpretation of the study results
  8. Unable to speak, read, understand English

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
SacrocolpopexyMinimally invasive supracervical hysterectomy and sacrocolpopexy (MI-SCH+SCP)Minimally invasive supracervical hysterectomy with sacrocolpopexy (MI-SCH+SCP)
Uterosacral Ligament SuspensionVaginal hysterectomy with uterosacral ligament suspension (TVH+USLS)Total vaginal hysterectomy with uterosacral ligament suspension (TVH+USLS)
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Treatment failure36 months post-surgery

The primary outcome is treatment failure defined as the presence of at least one of the following: 1) presence of a vaginal bulge defined as lead point of prolapse beyond the hymen, 2) report of bothersome vaginal bulge symptoms irrespective of stage of prolapse, or 3) retreatment of symptomatic prolapse with pessary, or surgery.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change in nausea using VASBaseline, Days 1, 7 and 14 post-surgery

Longitudinal nausea score will be assessed using a visual analog scale (VAS) with a score of 0 to 100 where a higher score means a worse outcome.

Change in fatigue using MAFBaseline, Weeks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 post-surgery

Fatigue will be assessed utilizing the Multi-Dimensional Assessment of Fatigue (MAF) Scale with a score of 1 to 148 where a higher score means a worse outcome.

Postoperative pain medication usePost-surgery through Day 14

Postoperative pain medication use will be assessed using the total morphine equivalent dosing (MED) for narcotics and using the total dosage for non-narcotics.

Postoperative anti-emetic usePost-surgery through Day 14

Postoperative anti-emetic use will be assessed using the total number of times patients take an anti-emetic.

Change in bladder function using IIQ-7Baseline, 2, 6, 12, 24, and 36 months post-surgery

Bladder function will be assessed using the Incontinence Impact Questionnaire-7 (IIQ-7) with a score of 0 to 21 where a higher score means a worse outcome.

Change in surgical pain using VASBaseline, Days 1, 7 and 14 post-surgery

Longitudinal pain score will be assessed using a visual analog scale (VAS) with a score of 0 to 100 where a higher score means a worse outcome.

Change in bladder function using UDI-6Baseline, 2, 6, 12, 24, and 36 months post-surgery

Bladder function will be assessed using the Urinary Distress Inventory-6 (UDI-6) which is questions 15-20 of the Pelvic Floor Distress Inventory (PFDI-20) with a score of 0 to 18 where a higher score means a worse outcome.

Change in sexual function using FSFIBaseline, 6, 12, 24, and 36 months post-surgery

Sexual function will be assessed using the Female Sexual Function Inventory (FSFI) with a score of 2 to 36 where higher score where a higher score means a better outcome.

Change in quality of life using P-QOLBaseline, 2, 6, 12, 24, and 36 months post-surgery

General quality of life will be assessed using the Pelvic Organ Prolapse Quality of Life Questionnaire (P-QOL) with a score in each domain of 0 to 100 where a higher score means a worse outcome.

Change in satisfaction with care using PGI-IBaseline, 6, 12, 24, and 36 months post-surgery

Satisfaction with care will be assessed using the Patient Global Impression of Improvement (PGI-I) scale with a score of 1 to 7 where higher score means a worse outcome.

Rate of Grade I-V DINDO complications in each surgical armSurgery through 36 months post-surgery

Surgical complications will be assessed using the Clavien-Dindo standardized classification system with a grade of I to V where the higher grade means a worse outcome.

Change in bowel function using CRAD-8Baseline, 2, 6, 12, 24, and 36 months post-surgery

Bowel function will be assessed using the Colorectal Anal Distress Inventory 8 (CRAD-8) which is questions 7-14 of the Pelvic Floor Distress Inventory (PFDI-20) with a score of 0 to 24 where a higher score means a worse outcome.

Change in sexual function using PISQ-12Baseline, 6, 12, 24, and 36 months post-surgery

Sexual function will be assessed using the Pelvic Organ Prolapse/Urinary Incontinence Sexual Function Questionnaire (PISQ-12) with a score of 0 to 48 where a higher score means a worse outcome.

Change in body image using BIPOPBaseline, 6, 12, 24, and 36 months post-surgery

Body image will be assessed using the Body Image in Pelvic Organ Prolapse Questionnaire (BIPOP) with a score of 1 to 5 where a higher score means a better outcome.

Trial Locations

Locations (7)

Mayo Clinic

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Jacksonville, Florida, United States

Northwestern Medicine

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Chicago, Illinois, United States

Duke University

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Durham, North Carolina, United States

University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

🇺🇸

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

MetroHealth Medical Center

🇺🇸

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Cleveland Clinic

🇺🇸

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

University of Pittsburgh, UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital

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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

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