The Purpose of This Study is to Look at Pelvic Support Problems, Also Commonly Known as Pelvic Organ Prolapse

FemmeJock: A Pilot Study to Assess Patient Satisfaction and Improvement of Pelvic Floor Symptoms Using a Pelvic Floor Support Girdle in Women With Uterovaginal Prolapse.

FemmeJock is a pelvic floor support system developed by pelvic floor physiotherapists for patients with pelvic organ prolapse in order to ameliorate symptoms of pelvic floor pressure and discomfort. The device is a girdle to be worn on the outside of underwear. The device is machine washable and there are no documented risks with wearing it. This product is currently being used by pelvic floor physiotherapists and has been subjectively reported by individual accounts as being successful in improving pelvic floor symptoms. The efficacy of this product has not been previously studied in women with pelvic organ prolapse. The investigators are proposing a pilot study with the following specific aims:

1. to assess patient satisfaction and continuation of use of the FemmeJock support system after 3 months of treatment.
2. to describe, if any, the reasons for discontinuation associated with the use of this product, and
3. to assess whether women experience improvement of pelvic floor symptoms after using this product.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Pelvic Organ Prolapse
• Intervention / Treatment: Device: FemmeJock

Detailed Description

This will be a prospective pilot study in order to determine the efficacy and tolerability of FemmeJock in patients with pelvic organ prolapse. We plan to enroll 30 patients who will be recruited from the OU Health Science Center. We will offer study participation to patients who meet the inclusion criteria listed below, and who are: (1) awaiting surgical management and desire a temporary nonsurgical option, (2) seeking permanent nonsurgical treatment, or (3) who have a contraindication to surgical management.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 100
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United States
  • Oklahoma
    • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States, 73104
      • University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 99 years (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Pelvic organ prolapse, > stage II

• 1 or more prolapse associated symptoms:

  • Herniation symptoms
  • Pelvic pressure
  • Bulging tissue
  • Sexual dysfunction
• Patient willingness to enroll
• Available for 3 months of follow-up

Exclusion Criteria:

• Pregnancy or planning pregnancy within the next 3 months
• Perineal ulcers or trauma
• Anticipating relocation in next 3 months
• Current pessary use
• Dementia or inability to complete questionnaires
• Chronic inflammatory or infectious vulvar condition (i.e., dermatologic conditions: lichen sclerosis or lichen planus, or vulvar candidiasis)

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Other
• Allocation: N/A
• Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

1

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Intervention / Treatment

Experimental: FemmeJock; The participant will be fitted with the girdle. The participant will use the girdle for the next 3 months. The girdle is only to be worn during the daytime during times of physical activity. The length of time you choose to wear it during the day is the patients choice. In two weeks the participant will be asked to fill out a 5 question survey in a follow up visit. The participant will be asked to return 3 months after wearing the FemmeJock girdle and to fill out a 5 question survey, as well as to complete a 20 question survey.

Device: FemmeJock; The participant will be fitted with the girdle. The participant will use the girdle for the next 3 months. The girdle is only to be worn during the daytime during times of physical activity. The length of time you choose to wear it during the day is the patients choice. In two weeks the participant will be asked to fill out a 5 question survey in a follow up visit. The participant will be asked to return 3 months after wearing the FemmeJock girdle and to fill out a 5 question survey, as well as to complete a 20 question survey.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Time Frame
to assess patient satisfaction and continuation of use of the FemmeJock support system after 3 months of treatment.	2 years

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Time Frame
To describe, if any, the reasons for discontinuation associated with the use of this product.	2 years
To assess whether women experience improvement of pelvic floor symptoms after using this product.	2 years

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: University of Oklahoma
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Lieschen H. Quiroz, M.D., University of Oklahoma

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: November 1, 2008
• Primary Completion (Actual): April 1, 2014
• Study Completion (Actual): April 1, 2014

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: July 17, 2009
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: August 21, 2009
• First Posted (Estimated): August 24, 2009

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): April 7, 2026
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: April 1, 2026
• Last Verified: April 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Pelvic Organ Prolapse; FemmeJock
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Pathological Conditions, Anatomical; Prolapse; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms; Pelvic Organ Prolapse
• Other Study ID Numbers: 14287P