Robot vs. surgeon: which surgery is safer for pelvic organ prolapse?
NCT ID NCT01320215
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study compared two types of minimally invasive surgery for pelvic organ prolapse in 365 women. One group had robot-assisted surgery, while the other had standard laparoscopic surgery without a robot. The main goal was to see which approach had fewer complications within 30 days after the operation.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- robot-assisted or non-robot laparoscopic surgery
- What this could lead to
- If robot-assisted surgery proves safer, it could become the preferred option for pelvic organ prolapse repair, reducing complications and improving recovery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a completed trial comparing two surgical techniques, not a new treatment. Results may show no significant difference, and individual outcomes vary based on surgeon skill and patient factors.
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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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365 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2011
- Finished
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Jan 2022
- 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: * Patient has a first,(primo-event), symptomatic, genito-urinary prolapse of at least stage II (POP-Q classification) requiring surgery * The patient must have given her informed and signed consent * The patient must be insured or beneficiary of a health insurance plan * The patient is available for 60 months of follow-up Exclusion Criteria: * The patient is participating in another study * The patient is under judicial protection, under tutorship or curatorship * The patient refuses to sign the consent * It is impossible to correctly inform the patient * The patient is pregnant * Patient has a stage-1 prolapse (POP-Q classification) * Patient has asymptomatic prolapse * The patient has a prolapse recurrence (i.e. this is not the first case of prolapse) * The patient is not available for 60 months of follow-up * Patient has a vaginal or urinary infection * Patient has poorly-adjusted diabetes * Patient on long-term corticotherapy * Patient has previously had pelvic radiotherapy * Patient has contraindication for anesthesia * Patient has an intestinal inflammatory disease
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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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APHP - Centre Hospitalier Henri Mondor
Créteil, 94000, France
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APHP - Groupe Hospitalier Pitié-Salpetrière
Paris, 75651, France
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CHRU de Strasbourg - Hôpital Civil
Strasbourg, 67091, France
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CHRU de Toulouse - Hôpital de Rangueil
Toulouse, 31059, France
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CHRU de Tours - Hôpital Bretonneau
Tours, 37044, France
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CHU de Dijon
Dijon, 21079, France
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CHU de Lyon - Centre Hospitalier Lyon Sud
Pierre-Bénite, 69310, France
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CHU de Montpellier - Hôpital Lapeyronie
Montpellier, 34295, France
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CHU de Nancy - Hôpitaux de Brabois
Nancy, France
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CHU de Nantes
Nantes, 44000, France
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CHU de Nice - Hôpitaux L'Archet 1 et 2
Nice, 06202, France
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CHU de Nîmes - Hôpital Universitaire Carémeau
Nîmes, Gard, 30029, France
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CHU de Rennes - Hôpital PontChaillou
Rennes, 35033, France
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Clinique Belledonne
Saint Martin d'Héres, 38400, France
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Clinique Kennedy
Nîmes, 30900, France
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Groupe Hospitalier Diaconesses Croix Saint-Simon - Site Reuilly
Paris, 75012, France
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Groupe Urologie Saint Augustin
Bordeaux, 33074, France
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Hôpital Foch
Suresnes, 92151, France
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