New surgery may restore vaginal comfort and confidence
NCT ID NCT07245823
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests two surgical techniques to fix vulvovaginal gaping, a condition that can cause discomfort and sexual problems. One hundred women with genital prolapse will be randomly assigned to either a newer muscle-plication surgery or a standard repair. The goal is to see which method better restores anatomy and improves sexual quality of life after one year.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- surgical procedure (puborectalis muscle plication or perineorrhaphy)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could offer a better surgical option for women with vulvovaginal gaping, improving sexual comfort and self-image.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 100 participants. Surgery carries risks like pain, infection, or scarring, and results may not apply to all women.
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Study facts
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- 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 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Nov 2025
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Apr 2029
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- 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: * Female patient between 18 and 80 years-old. * Genital hiatus at rest ≥ 4 cm by POP-Q * Sexually active woman without pain (never/rarely scored) during penetration and who has stopped sexual activity due to vulvovaginal incompetence without pain (never/rarely scored) during penetration * Prolapse * Candidate for surgery for anatomical reconstruction of the vulvovaginal incompetence * Patient affiliated with a social security scheme or beneficiary of such a scheme, according to Article L.1124-1 of the Public Health Code * Free, informed and signed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Resting GH \< 4 cm (POP-Q classification) * Women not sexually active and not planning to become sexually active * Chronic perineal pain syndrome * Anal sphincter injury with concomitant indication for sphincterorrhaphy * Cognitive or language impairment of the patient unable to complete the study questionnaires * Contraindications to surgery or anesthesia * Adult under guardianship, curatorship, or other legal protection, deprived of liberty by judicial or administrative decision, hospitalized without consent * Pregnant, breastfeeding, or parturient woman * Patient planning to become pregnant during the study period * Immediate postpartum
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hopital privé Dijon Bourgogne
RECRUITINGDijon, 21000, France
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