Timing of sling placement during surgery may improve bladder leakage
NCT ID NCT07008898
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study compares two ways of doing a common surgery for pelvic organ prolapse and stress incontinence. Doctors want to know if placing a small mesh sling before or after lifting the vagina leads to better bladder control and happier patients. About 110 women having robotic surgery will take part, and their symptoms will be checked at 3 months.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- midurethral sling (a small piece of mesh)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could help surgeons choose the best timing for sling placement during prolapse surgery, leading to better continence and patient satisfaction.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with only 110 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The difference between the two timings might be small or not meaningful.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 110 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * At least 18 years of age * Able to speak and read English and Spanish * Diagnosis of pelvic organ prolapse stage 2-4 * Planning to undergo a robotic-assisted sacrocolpopexy * Demonstrable SUI (either by CST, with or without prolapse reduction, or UDS) within the year prior to enrollment * Planning to undergo concomitant SUI correction with MUS at the time of RSC Exclusion Criteria: * Less than 18 years of age * Unable to speak and read English or Spanish * No diagnosis of SUI (prophylactic slings) * History of prior surgery for SUI * Bladder capacity \<200 mL or post-void residual (PVR) \>150 mL * Current genitourinary fistula or urethral diverticulum
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Albany Medical Center
RECRUITINGAlbany, New York, 12208, United States
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University of Alabama at Birmingham
RECRUITINGBirmingham, Alabama, 35233, United States
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