Pelvic support surgery for severe constipation from rectocele
Part of Digestive system clinical trials.
This trial tests a surgery to support the pelvic floor and fix a rectocele (a bulge of the rectum into the vagina) that causes severe constipation. It may help people who haven't gotten better with non-surgical treatments.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You have trouble passing stool (constipation) caused by a rectocele that is 3 cm or larger.
- You also have excessive perineal descent (your pelvic floor drops too much when you strain).
- You have already tried non-surgical treatments (like diet, laxatives, or pelvic floor therapy) without success.
- You do not have slow-transit constipation (stool moves too slowly through your colon).
- You do not have a complete external rectal prolapse (your rectum sticks out of your anus).
- You do not have fecal incontinence (leaking stool) or have had prior surgery for a rectocele.
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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