Mesh vs. laparoscopy: which surgery fixes bladder prolapse better?
NCT ID NCT01637441
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study compared two surgical techniques for repairing a cystocele, a type of pelvic organ prolapse where the bladder bulges into the vagina. The two methods were laparoscopic sacropexy (keyhole surgery using a mesh) and vaginal mesh surgery. The trial enrolled 262 women and looked at complications and outcomes one year after surgery. The goal was to see which approach is safer and more effective.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- synthetic non-absorbable mesh
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help doctors choose the safer and more effective surgical approach for repairing a cystocele, improving women's quality of life.
- What could go wrong
- This is a completed study comparing two established procedures, so no major breakthroughs are expected. Results may show one technique is better for certain patients, but individual outcomes vary.
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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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262 people
The number who actually took part.
- Start date
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Sep 2012
- Finished
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Nov 2015
- 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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45 to 75 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: * Cystocele superior or equal to stage II of the international classification POP-Q, isolated or associated with other elements of prolapse. * Patient must have provided written informed consent form prior to enrolment * Patient must be insured Exclusion Criteria: * Previous of surgery for prolapse * Unfavourable conditions to one or other of the 2 evaluated procedure * Pelvic malignancy in the course of evolution * Contraindication to the use of mesh * Women not reading French * Patients haven't have a social insurance * Pregnancy or desire for future pregnancy * To be under guardianship or deprived of liberty * Simultaneous participation in another biomedical research
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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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CH La Rochelle Service de Gynécologie Obstétrique
La Rochelle, 17019, France
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CHI Poissy-St-Germain / Service de gynécologie
Poissy, 78303, France
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CHRU de Lille - Service de Gynécologie médico chirurgicale
Lille, 59037, France
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CHU Estaing
Clermont-Ferrand, 63003, France
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CHU de Nîmes
Nîmes, 30029, France
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CHU de Poitiers
Poitiers, 86000, France
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GCS Flandre Maritime
Grande-Synthe, 59760, France
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Groupe Hospitalier Diaconesses Croix St-Simon
Paris, 75571, France
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Hôpital Antoine Béclère
Clamart, 92140, France
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Hôpital BICETRE / Service de Gynécologie Obstétrique
Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, 94275, France
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Hôpital de Hautepierre
Strasbourg, 67000, France
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Sébatien BLANC
Annecy, 74374, France
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