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Study of Cytrix Use in Pelvic Floor Prolapse Treatment

Phase 4
Completed
Conditions
Vaginal Vault Prolapse
Interventions
Device: Cytrix
Other: Other treatments for pelvic organ prolapse
Registration Number
NCT01244165
Lead Sponsor
Boston Scientific Corporation
Brief Summary

To evaluate safety and effectiveness of using the fetal bovine dermis (Cytrix) in the treatment of pelvic organ prolapse.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
45
Inclusion Criteria
  • Female >30 years of age
  • Willing and able to comply w/ the study procedures and provide written informed consent to participate in the study.
  • Diagnosed with pelvic organ prolapse with or without pelvis floor dysfunction
  • Patient is willing to complete PFDI-SF20 and PISQ-12 questionnaires at 6 and 12 months post-operatively
  • Patient is willing to answer phone questionnaires at 2 weeks, 6 weeks, and 3 months
  • Patients with a history of pelvic surgery (cystocele/anterior repair, hysterectomy, vault suspension, etc) prior to this procedure are allowed to participate in the study except if the patient had a dermal graft implanted.
Exclusion Criteria
  • Patients who, in the clinical judgment of the investigator, are not suitable for this study
  • Patients who are, in the Investigators opinion, mentally or legally incapacitated preventing informed consent or unable to read or understand written material.
  • Patients who have participated in an investigational study within 30 days of study entry that may impact analysis of this device or have previously participated in the current trial
  • Patient whose pelvic organ prolapse is Stage I
  • Patient with Diabetes Mellitus type I or II
  • Patient with morbid obesity (weight parameters determined by physician)
  • Patient with undiagnosed pelvic mass outside of the uterus (not expected to be functional in nature)
  • Patient with unexplained abnormal menstrual bleeding
  • Patient with any acute or chronic infection (kidney, bladder, lung, etc)
  • Patient with coagulopathy
  • Patient participating in other investigational device or drug study
  • Patients must not be pregnant
  • Patients with life expectancy less than 2 years
  • Patients with known or suspected hypersensitivity to collagen or bovine products
  • Patients with preexisting local or systemic infection
  • Patients with a history of soft tissue pathology where the implant is to be placed
  • Patients with any pathology that would limit the blood supply and compromise healing
  • Patient diagnosed with autoimmune connective tissue disease

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
CytrixCytrixObservational Study
Control GroupOther treatments for pelvic organ prolapsePatients with similar indications who were treated at the same centers using other products
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Number of patients reporting intra-operative complicationsat procedure
Patient satisfaction after Pelvic Organ Prolapse surgery using Cytrix6 wks

Phone-Patient Questionnaire

Comparison of Pelvic Floor Distress Inventory (PFDI-SF20) questionnaire results between Cytrix Group and Control Group6 months

Comparison of Pelvic Floor Distress Inventory (PFDI-SF20) questionnaire results in Cytrix treated patients compared to patients in the retrospective historical control group where available.

number of treated patients reporting post-operative adverse events6 Months
Patient healing time6 Months

length of hospital stay and pain medication

Incidence of complication in Cytrix treated patients compared to patients in the historical control group6 months

Incidence of complication in Cytrix treated patients compared to patients in the historical control group

Comparison of phone patient questionnaire results between Cytrix Group and Control Group6 months

Comparison of phone patient questionnaire results in Cytrix treated patients compared to patients in the retrospective historical control group where available.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Physician satisfaction in the treatment of patients with pelvic floor prolapse using Cytrix6 months

Physician satisfaction in the treatment of patients with pelvic floor prolapse using Cytrix versus any other product currently being the standard method of care;

1. handling characteristics

2. conformity to the surgical site

3. ease of suture

4. procedure length of time

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