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Last refreshed on: 17 October 2012
Main ID:  NCT00564044
Date of registration: 25/11/2007
Primary sponsor: Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Public title: The Immune Reactivity of Biofilms in Vaginal Mesh Erosion.
Scientific title: Does the Immune Reactivity of Bacteria Cause Vaginal Mesh (Polypropylene) Erosion? - A Ultrastructural, Microbiological and Immunohistochemical Analysis.
Date of first enrolment: August 2007
Target sample size: 82
Recruitment status: Active, not recruiting
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00564044
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Non-Randomized, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Basic Science  
Countries of recruitment
Taiwan
Contacts
Name:   Min-Chi Chen, PhD
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Affiliation:  Biostatistics Center and Department of Public Health, Chang Gung University
Name:   Cheng-Hsun Chiu, MD. PhD
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Affiliation:  Department of Pediatrics, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Name:   Ren-Chin Wu, MD
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Affiliation:  Department of Surgical Pathology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Name:   Alex Wang, MD
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Affiliation:  Division of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of OB/GYN, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Name:   Tsia-Shu Lo, MD
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Affiliation:  Division of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of OB/GYN, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Name:   Yi-Haou Lin, MD
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Affiliation:  Division of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of OB/GYN, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Name:   Cheng-Tao Lin, MD
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Affiliation:  Division of Gynecological Oncology, Department of OB/GYN, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Name:   Yu-Shien Ko, MD, PhD
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Affiliation:  First Cardiovascular Division, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Study arm: Subjects present with mesh erosion in vaginal after placement of
polypropylene mesh for either urinary stress incontinence or pelvic organ prolapse.

- Control arm: Subjects present with symptomatic vaginal prolapse but without mesh
erosion after placement of polypropylene mesh for either urinary stress incontinence
or pelvic organ prolapse.

Exclusion Criteria:

- Study arm: The eligible subjects with fasting sugar level = 180mg/dL, post prandial
sugar level = 230mg/dL.

- Control arm: Polypropylene mesh placement less than 6 months.



Age minimum: 20 Years
Age maximum: 80 Years
Gender: Female
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Fecal Incontinence
Urinary Incontinence
Uterine Prolapse
Intervention(s)
Procedure: excision of the protruding mesh and its surrounding vaginal tissue
Primary Outcome(s)
To determine whether bacterial infection with biofilm formation exists in the vaginal tissue with mesh extrusion using bacterial culture and electron microscopic analysis. [Time Frame: 3 years]
Secondary Outcome(s)
With the use of immunohistochemical (IHC) analysis of CD 4, 8, 20, 25, 40, 68 and quantitative analysis of Fox P3 (using RT-POR), to determine the function of regulatory T cells in the immune reactivity of biofilms. [Time Frame: 3 years]
Secondary ID(s)
NMRPD160851
NSC96-2314-B-182-015-MY1
NSC96-2314-B-182-015-MY2
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
National Science Council, Taiwan
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