Learning about pessary care for pelvic organ prolapse
Part of Women’s health & pregnancy clinical trials.
This study tests whether extra education about using a pessary helps women with pelvic organ prolapse manage it better over a year. You'll be taught how to care for the pessary and may have better symptom control.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You have pelvic organ prolapse that is stage 2, 3, or 4
- You can take part in the study and come to follow-up visits
- You and your family understand the study and agree to join for 1 year
- You do not have an active infection in your genital area
- You do not have a genital fistula (an abnormal opening between organs)
- You do not have untreated tumors in your lower genital tract
- You do not have conditions that raise pressure in your belly (like severe fluid buildup or large tumors)
- You are expected to live at least 1 more year
- You can understand and communicate without major cognitive or language problems
- You are able to watch videos (not blind)
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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