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vaginal surgery for uterine prolapse in low resource countries using a new technique

vaginal hysterectomy with sacrospinous ligament fixation using needle holder in low resource countries for uterine prolapse

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ANZCTR
Registry ID
ACTRN12616001121459
Enrollment
10
Registered
2016-08-17
Start date
2015-05-10
Completion date
2016-09-06
Last updated
2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

this was a prospective study where vaginal hysterectomy with right sacrospinous ligament fixation were done for uterine prolapse .the outcomes were duration of surgery , complications and recurrence encountered.

Interventions

vaginal hysterectomy with unilateral right sacrospinous ligament fixation will be performed using long needle holder through long posterior vaginal wall incision and suturing back of the cervix to the ligament using vicryl one suture ,the surgery will be performed in shatby maternity university hospital,Alexandria university ,egypt. the surgery will be done by a gynecologist with 5 years of experience .the approximate duration of the procedure is 1.5 hour

Sponsors

Ahmed samy el-agwany
Lead SponsorIndividual

Study design

Allocation
Non-randomised trial
Intervention model
Single group
Primary purpose
Treatment
Masking
Open (masking not used)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
40 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

1.second and third degree uterine prolapse . 2.HCV,HBV,HIV negative 3.not desiring fertility 4.no coital complains

Exclusion criteria

1. previous failure of ligament fixation.

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ANZCTR · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026