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Clinical Trials/ISRCTN62510577
ISRCTN62510577
Completed
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A multi-centre randomised controlled trial , with process evaluation, to test the clinical and cost-effectiveness of self-management of vaginal pessaries to treat pelvic organ prolapse, compared to standard care to improve women's quality of life

Glasgow Caledonian University0 sites340 target enrollmentOctober 6, 2017

Overview

Phase
N/A
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Not specified
Sponsor
Glasgow Caledonian University
Enrollment
340
Status
Completed
Last Updated
last year

Overview

Brief Summary

2020 Protocol article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33032651/ process evaluation protocol (added 14/10/2020) 2020 Protocol article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33032644/ protocol (added 14/10/2020) 2022 Other publications in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36064727/ Theoretical and practical development of the TOPSY self-management intervention for women who use a vaginal pessary for pelvic organ prolapse (added 06/09/2022) 2023 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38078194/ (added 19/12/2023) 2024 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38767959/ Clinical and cost-effectiveness (added 22/05/2024)

Registry
who.int
Start Date
October 6, 2017
End Date
January 31, 2024
Last Updated
last year
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
Female

Investigators

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • 1\. Women with pelvic organ prolapse of any type or stage
  • 2\. Aged \=18 years
  • 3\. Women treated with a vaginal pessary
  • 4\. Pessary retained for 2 weeks or more

Exclusion Criteria

  • 1\. Women with a shelf or Gellhorn pessary as these are difficult for women to remove and replace themselves
  • 2\. Women lacking in manual dexterity, e.g. those with arthritis, as women would not be able to remove and replace her own pessary
  • 3\. Women judged by the treating clinician to have a cognitive deficit such that she would be unable to give informed consent or understand self\-management instruction
  • 4\. Pregnant women

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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