A tampon after vaginal surgery: useful or superfluous?

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON22805

Enrollment

150

Registered

2005-09-13

Start date

2005-09-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-02-28

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

Conditions

Vaginal surgery.

Interventions

The use of a vaginal tampon in one group and no use of a vaginal tampon in the other group after vaginal surgery.

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All vaginal surgery, willing to cooperate.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: TVT/TOT surgery, combined abdominal-vaginal surgery.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
To investigate whether there are less postoperative bleeding and hematomas after vaginal surgery by using a vaginal tampon.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
To investigate the effect of the use of a tampon after vaginal surgery on the number and kind of postoperative infections, the effect on prolaps surgery and the effect on the quality of life.	—

Contacts

Public ContactM.C. Vos

St. Elisabeth Hospital Tilburg, Hilvarenbeekseweg 60

c.vos@elisabeth.nl+31 (0)13 5392591

Outcome results

None listed

Source: NL-OMON (via WHO ICTRP)