Prolapse surgery showdown: which procedure wins?
NCT ID NCT05063331
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study compares two common surgeries for uterine prolapse: a minimally invasive sacrocolpopexy and a vaginal hysterectomy with uterosacral ligament suspension. Researchers will track 300 women to see which surgery has fewer failures and complications from the patient's perspective. The goal is to help women and their doctors choose the best option.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- surgery (minimally invasive sacrocolpopexy or vaginal hysterectomy with uterosacral ligament suspension)
- What this could lead to
- If this trial succeeds, it could help doctors and patients choose the better surgical option for treating uterine prolapse, leading to fewer failures and complications.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational comparison, not a blinded trial, so results may be influenced by patient or surgeon preferences. Both surgeries have risks like pain, infection, or prolapse recurrence.
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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 300 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2021
- Expected to finish
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May 2029
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 to 80 years
- 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: 1. Women ≥ 18 years of age and ≤ 80 years of age 2. Have diagnosis of symptomatic uterovaginal prolapse 3. Have elected to undergo surgical management of uterovaginal prolapse after consultation with their physician 4. Are eligible for both minimally invasive supracervical hysterectomy with sacrocolpopexy (MI-SCH+SCP) and total vaginal hysterectomy with uterosacral ligament suspension (TVH+USLS) Exclusion Criteria: 1. Patients who wish to undergo uterine sparing procedures 2. Body mass index BMI) \> 50 3. Previous hysterectomy or prior uterovaginal surgery 4. Have a diagnosis of neurogenic bladder, Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, spinal cord injury, or cerebrovascular accident 5. Chronic indwelling urinary catheter 6. Urinary diversion of any type 7. Any condition or disorder that, in the opinion of the investigator, might prevent the subject from completing the study or interfere with the interpretation of the study results 8. Unable to speak, read, understand English
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, Ohio, 44195, United States
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Duke University
Durham, North Carolina, 27707, United States
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Mayo Clinic
Jacksonville, Florida, 32224, United States
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MetroHealth Medical Center
Cleveland, Ohio, 44109, United States
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Northwestern Medicine
Chicago, Illinois, 60611, United States
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University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Cleveland, Ohio, 44106, United States
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University of Pittsburgh, UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15213, United States
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