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Pragmatic Evaluation of Performance and Safety of the Anchorsure® Transvaginal Device for Surgical Treatment of Apical Prolapse in Women

APAS Study: Pragmatic Evaluation of the Performance and Safety of the Anchorsure System® Transvaginal Device for Surgical Treatment of Apical Prolapse in Women. A Post-market Multicentre Prospective Observational Cohort Study.

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT05836844
Acronym
APAS
Enrollment
120
Registered
2023-05-01
Start date
2023-05-11
Completion date
2028-06-01
Last updated
2025-11-17

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Prolapse; Cervix, Prolapse; Female, Prolapse Uterovaginal

Keywords

pelvic organ prolapse

Brief summary

Pelvic Organ Prolapse affects 50% of parous women, and apical prolapse is one of the most common types of prolapse. Treatment for apical prolapse ranges from observation, non-surgical treatment or surgical repair. An anchoring device can reduce dissection and operative time and is meant to provide strong fixation whilst minimizing potential postoperative pain by avoiding neurovascular injuries. These potential advantages must be evaluated in terms of performance and safety. This cohort study will be on patients undergoing sacrospinous fixation with the Anchorsure® system with a follow-up of 36 months.

Detailed description

Pelvic Organ Prolapse affects 50% of parous women, and apical prolapse is one of the most frequent. Treatment options for women with apical prolapse range from observation, non-surgical treatment or surgical repair. The use of an anchoring device reduces dissection and operative time and is supposed to provide a strong fixation while minimizing potential postoperative pain by avoiding neurovascular injuries. These potential advantages have to be evaluated in terms of performance and safety. This is a cohort study on patients undergoing sacrospinous fixation with the Anchorsure® system with a follow-up of 36 months.The primary objective of the study is to evaluate the performance of the Anchorsure System® for sacrospinous suspension 12 months after surgical treatment of women with apical prolapse in real-life settings.

Interventions

DEVICEThe Anchorsure System®

Sacrospinous ligament fixation performed with the Anchorsure Device

Sponsors

University Hospital, Lille
CollaboratorOTHER
Kremlin-Bicetre Hospital, Paris
CollaboratorUNKNOWN
Clinique Sainte-Anne, Strasbourg
CollaboratorUNKNOWN
Centre Hospitalier de La Rochelle
CollaboratorOTHER
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nīmes
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
50 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

* Women with pelvic organ prolapse with leading edge at or beyond the hymen as confirmed by the pelvic organ prolapse quantification system (POP-Q), i.e. Ba ≥ -1 cm for the anterior compartment, and/or Bp ≥ -1 cm for the posterior compartment, and/or C ≥ -1 cm for the apical compartment including recurrence. * Women due for POP surgery using the Anchorsure System® for apical prolapse suspension with or without concomitant native tissue repair, with or without concomitant hysterectomy and with or without concomitant sling for stress urinary incontinence. * All women who have not indicated any objection to participating in the study. * All women who have been correctly informed.

Exclusion criteria

* Patient taking part or having taken part in a device or drug interventional study within the last three months (except for VIGI-MESH national registry). * Patients due for pelvic organ prolapse repair without apical suspension or with anything other than native tissue repair and the Anchorsure System®. * Patients with uncontrolled diabetes mellitus. * Patients with active non-controlled or chronic gynaecologic or urinary tract infection and/or local tissue necrosis. * Patients with ongoing pelvic organ cancer (e.g. uterine, ovarian, bladder, cervix …). * Patients with a history of radiotherapy in the pelvic area. * Patients on therapy with immunosuppressive or immunomodulatory treatment within the previous month. * patients under ongoing oral anticoagulant therapy. * Patients with stage 0 and 1 pelvic organ prolapse at the time of surgery * Patients with a preoperative infection contraindicating the surgery

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Successful performance after sacrospinous fixation of the Anchorsure System®.12 months after fixationYES /NO

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Device or procedure-related adverse events: Anchor palpability36 months after surgeryThe anchor palpability score will be recorded regularly for up to 36 months after surgery.
Device or procedure-related adverse events: Abnormal findings on clinical examination36 months after surgeryAll abnormal findings on clinical examination will be reported including suture exposure, anchor extrusion into another organ, perforation, organ or vascular or nerve injury/damage, fistula, bleeding including hematoma (requiring transfusion or not), thrombotic event, neuromuscular problems (including pain), pelvic discomfort or pain, de novo dyspareunia, infection (e.g. vaginal, urinary tract infection), urinary tract complications including ureteric disorders, urinary retention requiring drainage \> 48h, urge symptoms or incontinence (worsening or de novo), de novo constipation or faecal incontinence. Incidences of adverse events will be determined overall, by type of adverse event, severity, compartment and type of sacrospinous suspension (uni versus bilateral and anterior versus posterior).
Type of sacrospinous fixation technique usedDay 0The type of sacrospinous fixation technique used: uni/bilateral, anterior/posterior will be recorded
Success of the intervention36 months after surgerySuccess is defined as per primary objective and assessed at 36 months after surgery; compartments treated: anterior, apical, posterior, total; type of prolapse: primary or recurrent prolapse.
Complications/adverse events36 months after surgeryCollection of all complications/adverse events up to 36 months after surgery.
Severity of adverse events36 months after surgeryDetermination of the level of severity of the adverse event: mild, moderate, severe.
Compartments treated36 months after surgeryCompartments treated: anterior, apical, posterior, total; type of sacrospinous suspension: uni/bilateral, anterior/posterior.
Potential risk factors for the success/failure of the treatment at baseline: AgeDay 0Collection of potential risk factors for the success/failure of the treatment at baseline: The patient's age will be recorded
Potential risk factors for the success/failure of the treatment at baseline: Body Mass IndexDay 0Collection of potential risk factors for the success/failure of the treatment at baseline: the patient's Body Mass Index will be recorded.
Potential risk factors for the success/failure of the treatment at baseline: Previous history of pelvic surgeryDay 0Collection of potential risk factors for the success/failure of the treatment at baseline: Any history of pelvic surgery will be recorded.
Potential risk factors for the success/failure of the treatment at baseline: Chronic constipationDay 0Collection of potential risk factors for the success/failure of the treatment at baseline: Any history of chronic constipation will be recorded.
Potential risk factors for the success/failure of the treatment at baseline: Chronic pulmonary conditionsDay 0Collection of potential risk factors for the success/failure of the treatment at baseline: Any history of chronic pulmonary conditions will be recorded.
Potential risk factors for the success/failure of the treatment at baseline: Vaginal compartmentDay 0Collection of potential risk factors for the success/failure of the treatment at baseline: Details of the patient's vaginal compartment will be recorded.
Device or procedure-related adverse events: Daily Pain scoreDay 0 to Day 30All procedure-related adverse events and complications will be recorded using the Clavien-Dindo classification system with a one-month pain diary (filled in once a day using a visual analog scale of 0 to 10 for buttock pain;
Potential risk factors for the success/failure of the treatment at baseline: Pelvic organ Prolapse Q gradeDay 0Collection of potential risk factors for the success/failure of the treatment at baseline: the patient's Pelvic Organ Prolapse (POPQ) grade will be recorded as follows : Stage 0 no prolapse is demonstrated Stage 1 the most distal portion of the prolapse is more than 1 cm above the level of the hymen Stage 2 the most distal portion of the prolapse is 1 cm or less proximal or distal to the hymenal plane Stage 3 the most distal portion of the prolapse protrudes more than 1 cm below the hymen but protrudes no farther than 2 cm less than the total vaginal length (for example., not all of the vagina has prolapsed) Stage 4 vaginal eversion is essentially complete
Potential risk factors for the success/failure of the treatment at baseline: Concomitant surgeryDay 0Collection of potential risk factors for the success/failure of the treatment at baseline: details of any concomitant surgery will be recorded.
Potential risk factors for the occurrence of complications: AgeDay 0The patient's age will be recorded in years
Potential risk factors for the occurrence of complications: Body Mass IndexDay 0The patient's body mass index (BMI) will be calculated and recorded. The formula is BMI = kg/m2 where kg is a person's weight in kilograms and m2 is their height in metres squared.
Potential risk factors for the occurrence of complications: Smoking.Day 0The patient's smoking status will be recorded (Regular smoker/Weaned/Number of cigarettes per day/week).
Potential risk factors for the occurrence of complications: Sexual intercourse.Day 0The frequency of the patient's sexual intercourse will be recorded.
Potential risk factors for the occurrence of complications: concomitant surgeryDay 0All details of any concomitant surgery in non-target compartment, other concomitant surgery i.e. hysterectomy, mid uretral sling for SUI, etc…will be recorded.
Evolution of the PFDI-20 quality of life scoreDay 0The Pelvic Floor Distress inventory (PFDI) includes 20 questions. Each question begins with a yes or no response. If yes, the patient must indicate how much bowl, bladder, or pelvic symptoms have been bothering them in the past 3 months on a 4-point scale that ranges from not at all (0) to quite a bit (4). The scale scores are found individually by calculating the mean value of their corresponding questions and then multiplying by 25 to obtain a value that ranges from 0 to 100. The sum of the 3 scales are added together to get the PFDI-20 summary score, which ranges from 0 to 300.
Evolution of quality of life scores : PFIQ-7Day 0The Pelvic Floor Impact Questionnaire-7 (PFIQ-7), a shortened, less comprehensive version of the Pelvic Floor Impact Questionnaire (PFIQ), is a questionnaire about the social impact of the patient's pelvic floor disorders. It consistś of 7 questions and 3 columns, with each question addressing the impact of urinary symptoms, digestive symptoms, and symptoms directly related to prolapse.
Evolution of quality of life scores : PISQ-IRDay 0The Pelvic Organ Prolapse/Incontinence Sexual Questionnaire, Revised by the International UroGynocological Association (PISQ-IR) is a disease-specific tool for evaluating the sexual function in women with pelvic floor disorders. It is useful in screening for sexual disorders in women with Urinary Incontinence (UI), pelvic organ prolapse (POP), and anal incontinence. It is used to assess the impact of pelvic floor disorders on female sexual activity and inactivity.
Patient satisfactionUp to 36 months after surgery.Patient satisfaction will be recorded on a Visual Analog Scale with scores ranging from 0= Extremely Dissatisfied to 6= Extremely Satisfied.
Global impression of improvement (PGI-I)Up to 36 months after surgeryThe Patient Global impression of improvement (PGI-I) is a scale to describes how the patient's post-operative condition is compared with how it was before surgery: Very much better = 1, Much better = 2, A little better = 3, No change = 4, A little worse = 5, Much worse = 6, Very much worse = 7
Frequency of revision and/or surgical re-interventionUp to 36 monthsThe frequency of revision and/or surgical re-intervention including anti-incontinence surgery after sacrospinous suspension will be recorded
Potential risk factors for the success/failure of the treatment at baseline: Type of prolapseDay 0Collection of potential risk factors for the success/failure of the treatment at baseline: The type of prolapse (recurrent or primary) will be recorded.

Countries

France

Contacts

Primary ContactRenaud de TAYRAC, Professor
renaud.detayrac@chu-nimes.fr+334 66 68 32 16
Backup ContactAnissa MEGZARI
drc@chu-nimes.fr+334 66 68 42 36

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026