Use of absorbable versus non-absorbable sutures for vaginal implant fixation during sacrocolpopexy as part of the surgical treatment of vaginal vault prolapse ICS-POPQ stage II-III

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00003263

Enrollment

208

Registered

2011-09-14

Start date

2011-09-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-03-02

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Conditions

N99.3

Interventions

Group 1: Use of self-dissolving suture material (thread) Group 2: Use of non-dissolving suture material (thread)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Women over 18 years of age Symptomatic vaginal vault prolapse ICS-POPQ Stage II-III Ability to consent Ability to attend the hospital 6 months postoperatively

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Gynaecological surgery within the last three months Anticoagulation treatment Participation in another study or non-interventional study History of prolapse surgery with implants/transplants History of pelvic radiotherapy Immunosuppression, chemotherapy at the time of the study Patients requiring another concurrent operation e.g. rectopexy, intestinal resection, colpoperineoplasty, anterior colporrhaphy, paravaginal colpopexy, incontinence surgery Patients with an additional indication for the operative correction of the perineum or concurrent urinary incontinence surgery (concurrent adnexectomy is permitted)

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The primary target figure is the anatomical success. An anatomical surgical success can be assumed when the vaginal apex (point C/ICS-POPQ) does not descend more than 50% of the vaginal length (tvl) on straining.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
The secondary target figure is the functional parameter: collection of symptomatic/asymptomatic penetration of suture material in the vagina, the state of health of the patient postoperatively using a Likert scale and the effects of surgery on sexuality using the PISQ-12 questionnaire. Assessment of bladder and bowel function as well as sexuality and prolapse symptoms are performed using the German pelvic floor questionnaire.	—

Measure

Time frame

The secondary target figure is the functional parameter: collection of symptomatic/asymptomatic penetration of suture material in the vagina, the state of health of the patient postoperatively using a Likert scale and the effects of surgery on sexuality using the PISQ-12 questionnaire. Assessment of bladder and bowel function as well as sexuality and prolapse symptoms are performed using the German pelvic floor questionnaire.

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Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactChristl Reisenauer

Universtäts-Frauenklinik Tübingen

christl.reisenauer@med.uni-tuebingen.de070712986211

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Mar 14, 2026