Pelvic organ prolapse
Conditions
Interventions
Two groups:Polyvinyl chloride vaginal ring pessary, brand name "Portia" change every 3 months or 6 months. Time interval of ring pessary replacement every 3 months is compared with time interval of ev
Sponsors
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Princess Margaret Hospital
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Age
18 Years to 100 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients on PVC ring pessary for treatment of pelvic organ prolapse for 6 months or more. Patients aged 18 years or older. Patients who opted for the use of vaginal pessaries while waiting for surgery. Pelvic organ prolapse with Pelvic Organ Prolapse Quantification System (POP-Q) stage I to IV.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patient who cannot come back for shorter follow-up interval (the usual follow-up interval was 6 months). Patients with ring pessary use less than 6 months. Patients unwilling to continue ring pessary treatment. Patients who cannot understand the study purpose and procedure. Patients who cannot read the words written in Chinese or English.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Complications arise from the use of vaginal pessary. Patient satisfaction on use of vaginal pessary using visual analog score.; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Effect on degree of prolapse staging on clinical examination.; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactMan Sum Tam
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Princess Margaret Hospital
Outcome results
None listed