Helping Pessary Users Manage Their Care at Home
Part of Women’s health & pregnancy clinical trials.
This study tests a program to help women with pelvic organ prolapse who live in rural areas take better care of their pessary at home. You may join if you use a pessary for prolapse, have stage 2 or higher prolapse, and are not dealing with active infections or certain other conditions.
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Who can take part
- You are a woman (natal female) and at least 18 years old.
- You have stage 2 or higher pelvic organ prolapse (when the pelvic organs drop down into the vagina).
- You currently use a pessary (a device placed in the vagina to support the organs) and want to keep using it.
- The main reason for the pessary is to treat prolapse, not for urine leakage when you cough/sneeze.
- You don't have any current vaginal, bladder, or rectal infections (or finished treatment over 2 weeks ago).
- You do not have conditions like inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn's or ulcerative colitis), chronic pelvic pain, or certain fistulas or cancers in the pelvic area.
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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