Optimization of Postoperative Bowel Habits
ConditionConstipation
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexFemale
Age18+
SponsorWake Forest University Health Sciences
About this trial
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.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Women ages 18 and older scheduled to undergo vaginal pelvic organ prolapse repair
Disqualifiers
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
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Senna Tab
- Dulcolax Suppositories
Treatment groups
88 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
Source ClinicalTrials.gov