Optimization of Postoperative Bowel Habits

Description

Project is a trial, in which women undergoing vaginal surgery for pelvic organ prolapse will be randomized 1:1 to a postoperative bowel regimen of either oral senna or rectal bisacodyl suppository.

Conditions

Constipation

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Study Details

Study overview

Project is a trial, in which women undergoing vaginal surgery for pelvic organ prolapse will be randomized 1:1 to a postoperative bowel regimen of either oral senna or rectal bisacodyl suppository.

Optimization of Postoperative Bowel Habits Following Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery: a Randomized Controlled Trial

Optimization of Postoperative Bowel Habits

Condition
Constipation
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Winston-Salem

Wake Forest University Health Sciences, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States, 27157

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Women ages 18 and older scheduled to undergo vaginal pelvic organ prolapse repair
  • * Women younger than 18 years old
  • * Those unable to provide consent
  • * Preexisting chronic laxative use
  • * Conditions that could affect bowel function including, inflammatory bowel disease, irritable bowel syndrome, colorectal cancer, rectovaginal fistula; concurrent bowel surgery; intraoperative bowel injury

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

Wake Forest University Health Sciences,

Candace Parker-Autry, MD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Wake Forest University Health Sciences

Study Record Dates

2026-02