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Pelvic Organ ProlapsePOMEGRANATENCT06634459

POMEGRANATE Trial: Comparing Reia Pessary Versus Standard of Care Pessary for Pelvic Organ Prolapse Treatment

A study testing Reia System in people with Pelvic Organ Prolapse and Prolapse, run by Medstar Health Research Institute at 9 sites in United States.

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Trial summary

This multi-centered, randomized controlled trial will evaluate the safety and efficacy of home use of the novel Reia System (RS), which includes the Reia pessary and applicator, compared to standard pessary care (Gellhorn or ring with/without support without knob) among women with stage II-IV pelvic organ prolapse… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older, women only
Conditions the study is for
Pelvic Organ Prolapse, Prolapse
What is being tested?
Reia System
Type of treatment
Medical device
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
218 participants
Where
9 sitesUnited States
Study dates
1 Nov 2024to Jan 2027
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
Not yet: the study is under way

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • Women only
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • English-speaking natal females ≥ 18 years of age
  • Willing to self-maintain (insert/remove) pessary
  • Pessary naïve with Stage II-IV POP desiring conservative management with a pessary
  • Primary indication for use of pessary is treatment of pelvic organ prolapse

Who cannot join

  • Primary indication for pessary use is for management of stress urinary incontinence
  • Prior mesh-augmented prolapse repair (i.e. transvaginal mesh, sacrocolpopexy)
  • Short vaginal length (TVL < 8cm) or subjective vaginal narrowing
  • Vaginal fistula (e.g. rectovaginal, vesicovaginal or any type of fistula involving the vagina)
  • Vaginal, rectal or bladder malignancy
  • Genitourinary infection requiring treatment (See below 1)
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  • Ongoing treatment for vaginal infections (e.g., chronic bacterial vaginosis) (See below 2)
  • Inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn's or ulcerative colitis)
  • Pelvic or anorectal chronic pain
  • Pelvic floor surgery within the past 6 months or planning to undergo pelvic floor surgery
  • Congenital malformation of the bladder, rectum or vagina
  • Pregnant or planning pregnancy in the next 6 months
  • Prior failure of pessary for POP
  • History of hydroureter, hydronephrosis, or impaired renal function secondary to prolapse
  • Patients with acute vaginal infections will be eligible for enrollment 2 weeks after completing treatment with resolution of symptoms
  • OK to be on prophylactic/suppressive therapy for HSV

Trial locations and contacts

9 sites in 1 country.

9 sites in 1 country

United States9 sites
  • University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center

    Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87131

  • University of Alabama at Birmingham

    Birmingham, Alabama, 35249

  • Dartmouth-Hitchcock

    Lebanon, New Hampshire, 03756

  • University of Wisconsin

    Madison, Wisconsin, 53711

  • The University of Chicago

    Northbrook, Illinois, 60062

  • Stanford University

    Palo Alto, California, 94304

  • Women & Infants Hospital in Rhode Island

    Providence, Rhode Island, 02903

  • MedStar Health

    Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20010

  • Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist

    Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27103

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About this study

Official title: The POMEGRANATE Trial: A Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Pessary Home Management of Reia Pessary Versus Standard of Care Pessary for Treatment of Pelvic Organ Prolapse

This multi-centered, randomized controlled trial will evaluate the safety and efficacy of home use of the novel Reia System (RS), which includes the Reia pessary and applicator, compared to standard pessary care (Gellhorn or ring with/without support without knob) among women with stage II-IV pelvic organ prolapse (POP). A total of 200 participants will be recruited among pessary naïve patients who are symptomatic and choose a vaginal pessary for management of their POP from study sites specializing in Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery (URPS). Participants will be assigned via 1:1 randomization using computer generated numbers in permutated groups of variable block sizes to either the intervention (the Reia System, RS) or standard pessary care (SPC) stratified by site. Participation in this trial will involve a total of four visits over six months. The primary outcome measure will be satisfaction measured at the six-month time point. Secondary outcomes will include validated surveys to assess quality of life, number of self-management events, ease/difficulty of pessary insertion/removal, importance of ability to self-manage pessary, and adverse events.

Specific Aims

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Aim 1: To compare satisfaction with pessary use and management between subjects randomized to the Reia System and those randomized to standard of care pessary.

Aim 2: To assess successful fitting, number of refitting visits, number of self-management events and continued pessary use over a 6-month period between subjects randomized to the Reia System and those randomized to standard of care pessary.

Aim 3: To compare ease/difficulty of pessary use and importance of ability to self-manage, as well as quality of life over a 6-month period between subjects randomized to the Reia System and those randomized to standard of care pessary.

Aim 4: To measure rates of adverse events and risk factors for adverse events over a 6-month period between subjects randomized to the Reia System and those randomized to standard of care pessary.

Being tested
Reia System, Standard of Care Pessary
Medical subject headings
Pelvic Organ Prolapse, Prolapse

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Reia SystemDevice

    Reia pessary

  • Standard of Care PessaryDevice

    Gellhorn pessary or ring with/without support without knob pessary

Study groups in NCT06634459
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Reia SystemActive comparatorParticipants receiving the commercially available RS will be fit with one of three available pessary sizes and will receive an applicator corresponding to their pessary size.
Receives: Device: Reia System
Standard Pessary CareActive comparatorParticipants receiving SPC will be fit with a Gellhorn pessary or ring with/without support without knob pessary per standard clinical protocol.
Receives: Device: Standard of Care Pessary

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Satisfaction with treatment

    The primary outcome will be measured by participant response to the question "How satisfied or unsatisfied are you with your ability to use and manage the pessary provided to you?" with response collected via VAS ranging from "0mm = very unsatisfied" to "100mm = very satisfied" with 50mm = neutral (neither satisfied nor unsatisfied).

    Measured: 6 months

Secondary outcomes (10)
  1. Total self-management events

    Defined as removing the pessary ≥ one time per 24-hour period over the six-month follow-up period, this outcome will be summed and divided by actual days of follow-up to accommodate minor variation across participants in the exact length of follow-up.

    Measured: 6 months

  2. Patient Global Impression of Severity (PGI-S)

    A single item questionnaire to assess the patient's impression of disease severity. For purposes of this trial, the investigators have adapted the PGI-I to specifically ask about "prolapse" severity. It will ask participants to "Check the one number that best describes how the participant's prolapse condition is now" on a 4-point Likert scale ranging from (1) normal to (4) severe

    Measured: 6 months

  3. Patient Global Impression of Improvement (PGI-I)

    A single item questionnaire to assess a patient's impression of change. For purposes of this trial, the investigators have adapted the PGI-I to specifically ask about "prolapse symptoms." It will ask participants to "Check the one number that best describes how the participant's prolapse condition is now, compared with how it was before the participant began this study" on a 7-point Likert scale ranging from (1) very much better to (7) very much worse

    Measured: 6 months

  4. Pelvic Floor Distress Inventory-20 (PFDI-20)

    A 20-item condition-specific quality-of-life instrument with three scales (6-item Urinary Distress Inventory, 6-item Pelvic Organ Prolapse Distress Inventory, and 8-item Colorectal-Anal Distress Inventory) used to evaluate the impact of pelvic floor disorders on quality of life with a response scale from 0 (not present) to 4 (quite a bit bothersome).

    Measured: 6 months

  5. Pelvic Floor Impact Questionnaire-7 (PFIQ-7)

    A 7-item condition-specific quality-of-life instrument with three scales (Urinary, Pelvic Organ Prolapse, and Colorectal-Anal). The PFIQ-7 is a validated instrument that is widely utilized in research in conjunction with the PFDI-20 to provide a comprehensive evaluation of the impact of pelvic floor disorders on quality of life, specifically how they affect activities, relationships, and feelings on a scale from not at all to quite a bit.

    Measured: 6 months

  6. Patient Global Symptoms Control Rating Scale (PGSC)

    A a single item adapted for purposes of this trial. It will state "My current treatment is giving me adequate control of my prolapse" and participants will be asked to select a response on a 5-point Likert scale ranging from (1) disagree strongly to (5) agree strongly

    Measured: 6 months

  7. Pelvic Organ Prolapse/Urinary Incontinence Sexual Questionnaire, IUGA-Revised (PISQ-IR)

    A validated instrument to evaluate sexual function in women with pelvic organ prolapse and/or urinary incontinence with 21 questions for sexually active women and 12 questions for non-sexually active women

    Measured: 6 months

  8. Pessary outcomes

    Will include continued use of pessary and number of unintentional pessary expulsions

    Measured: 6 months

  9. Behavioral Outcomes

    Will include a 5-point Likert scale ranging from (1) disagree strongly to (5) agree strongly about participants' ease of self-administered pessary insertion, ease of self-administered pessary removal, discomfort with self-administration of pessary insertion, and discomfort with self-administration of pessary removal

    Measured: 6 months

  10. Participant view of importance of ability to self-maintain pessary

    This outcome will be measured by the question "How important is it to you to be able to self-manage your pessary?" with response options on a 5-point Likert scale of 1-not at all important, 2-slightly important, 3-neutral, 4-moderately important, 5-very important.

    Measured: 6 months

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted10 Oct 2024
  2. Study start1 Nov 2024
  3. Primary completionJan 2027 (estimated)
  4. Study completionJan 2027 (estimated)

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Model description
Participants will be randomized in a 1:1 ratio to receive either (1) the Reia System (RS) or (2) standard pessary care (SPC).
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
218 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT06634459
Sponsor's protocol ID
POM-110
Acronym
POMEGRANATE
Status last verified
Jul 2026
First submitted
2 Oct 2024
Last updated
23 Jul 2026
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
Yes
Individual data sharing
No

Publications

  • Barber MD, Walters MD, Bump RC. Short forms of two condition-specific quality-of-life questionnaires for women with pelvic floor disorders (PFDI-20 and PFIQ-7). Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2005 Jul;193(1):103-13. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2004.12.025.

    PubMed 16021067
  • Constantine ML, Pauls RN, Rogers RR, Rockwood TH. Validation of a single summary score for the Prolapse/Incontinence Sexual Questionnaire-IUGA revised (PISQ-IR). Int Urogynecol J. 2017 Dec;28(12):1901-1907. doi: 10.1007/s00192-017-3373-9. Epub 2017 Jun 6.

    PubMed 28589290
  • Rogers RG, Rockwood TH, Constantine ML, Thakar R, Kammerer-Doak DN, Pauls RN, Parekh M, Ridgeway B, Jha S, Pitkin J, Reid F, Sutherland SE, Lukacz ES, Domoney C, Sand P, Davila GW, Espuna Pons ME. A new measure of sexual function in women with pelvic floor disorders (PFD): the Pelvic Organ Prolapse/Incontinence Sexual Questionnaire, IUGA-Revised (PISQ-IR). Int Urogynecol J. 2013 Jul;24(7):1091-103. doi: 10.1007/s00192-012-2020-8. Epub 2013 Apr 30.

    PubMed 23632798
  • Harris PA, Taylor R, Minor BL, Elliott V, Fernandez M, O'Neal L, McLeod L, Delacqua G, Delacqua F, Kirby J, Duda SN; REDCap Consortium. The REDCap consortium: Building an international community of software platform partners. J Biomed Inform. 2019 Jul;95:103208. doi: 10.1016/j.jbi.2019.103208. Epub 2019 May 9.

    PubMed 31078660
  • Harris PA, Taylor R, Thielke R, Payne J, Gonzalez N, Conde JG. Research electronic data capture (REDCap)--a metadata-driven methodology and workflow process for providing translational research informatics support. J Biomed Inform. 2009 Apr;42(2):377-81. doi: 10.1016/j.jbi.2008.08.010. Epub 2008 Sep 30.

    PubMed 18929686
  • R Core. R Core Team (2020). R: A language and environment for statistical computing. R Foundation for Statistical Computing, Vienna, Austria. Accessed December 20, 2021.

  • Pinhero J, Bates D. Mixed Effects Models in S and S-plus: Springer; 2000.

  • Schulz KF, Altman DG, Moher D; CONSORT Group. CONSORT 2010 statement: updated guidelines for reporting parallel group randomized trials. Obstet Gynecol. 2010 May;115(5):1063-1070. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0b013e3181d9d421. No abstract available.

    PubMed 20410783
  • Health UDo, Services H. Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events. Version 5.0. Published November 27, 2017. 2020.

  • Strohbehn K, Wadensweiler P, Hanissian P. A novel, collapsible, space-occupying pessary for the treatment of pelvic organ prolapse. Int Urogynecol J. 2023 Jan;34(1):317-319. doi: 10.1007/s00192-022-05415-y. Epub 2022 Dec 3. No abstract available.

    PubMed 36462059

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Reia System in people with Pelvic Organ Prolapse and Prolapse, run by Medstar Health Research Institute at 9 sites in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 4 inclusion and 16 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: under way, not looking for participants, as of the sponsor's last update on 23 Jul 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 9 sites in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Satisfaction with treatment (time frame: 6 months). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT06634459, which also lists 10 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 23 Jul 2026.

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