New imaging method aims to personalize pelvic floor disorder treatments
NCT ID NCT04319653
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested a new way to map the pelvic cavity in women using MRI and a special vaginal pressure probe. The goal was to better understand each woman's pelvic tissue characteristics so treatments like surgery or rehabilitation could be personalized. Only one participant was enrolled before the study was terminated, so the results are very limited.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help doctors tailor surgeries or therapies for pelvic floor disorders based on each woman's unique tissue characteristics.
- What could go wrong
- The study was terminated early with only one participant, so the findings are very limited and may not apply to others.
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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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1 person
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 2021
- Finished
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May 2021
- 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: All: * Understanding of the French language * Signature of informed consent * Insured social patient For pregnant women: * Primiparous women * with no severe maternal-fetal pathology * with no scheduled caesarean section at the time of the MRI For women with prolapse: \- Requires pelvic MRI Exclusion Criteria: * Minor * Person who does not have social security * Person with ongoing vaginal infection * Pregnant woman during the first or third trimester of pregnancy * Pregnant woman with broken water pocket * Bi-cicatricial uterus * IVF * Person wearing a pace maker or any intra-body metal implant (if "tube" MRI) * Claustrophobic person (if "tube" MRI)
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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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Hôpital Jeanne de Flandres, CHU
Lille, France
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