Apical Suspension Repair for Vaginal Vault Prolapse: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

The optimal surgical repair of vaginal vault prolapse after hysterectomy remains undetermined.

Objective

To compare the efficacy and safety of 3 surgical approaches for vaginal vault prolapse after hysterectomy.

Design, setting, and participants

This was a multisite, 3-arm, superiority and noninferiority randomized clinical trial. Outcomes were assessed biannually up to 60 months, until the last participant reached 36 months of follow-up. Settings included 9 clinical sites in the US National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Pelvic Floor Disorders Network. Between February 2016 and April 2019, women with symptomatic vaginal vault prolapse after hysterectomy who desired surgical correction were randomized. Data were analyzed from Novemb

SUBMITTER: Menefee SA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11112501 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature