Fertility Surgery, Prospective Analysis

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00463398

Recruitment Status : Unknown

Verified August 2010 by University Hospital, Gasthuisberg.
Recruitment status was: Recruiting

First Posted : April 20, 2007

Last Update Posted : September 1, 2010

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University Hospital, Gasthuisberg

Study Description

Brief Summary:

From September 2006 a prospective cohort study is conducted among all patients operated at the Leuven University Fertility Centre to evaluate clinical and economical outcome after CO2 laser laparoscopic fertility surgery.

Condition or disease
Endometriosis

Detailed Description:

The main outcome measurements are postoperative complications, pain, quality of life, sexual satisfaction, economic life circumstances, cumulative pregnancy rate and cumulative recurrence rate of endometriosis.

Study Design

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Study Type :	Observational
Estimated Enrollment :	600 participants
Observational Model:	Cohort
Time Perspective:	Prospective
Official Title:	Quality Control in Surgical Diagnosis and Treatment of Endometriosis.
Study Start Date :	September 2006
Estimated Primary Completion Date :	August 2010
Estimated Study Completion Date :	August 2010

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MedlinePlus related topics: Endometriosis

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Groups and Cohorts

Group/Cohort
Patients operated at the LUFc All patients operated at the Leuven University Fertility Centre (LUFc) between september 2006 and August 2008.

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures :

complication rate, quality of life, pain, sexual activity, economic life circumstances, pregnancy rate, reintervention rate, recurrence rate [ Time Frame: 1 month preop, 6 - 12 - 18 and 24 months postop ]

Biospecimen Retention: Samples Without DNA

Endometriosis is confirmed by histologic examination of excised lesions

Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study:	19 Years to 45 Years (Adult)
Sexes Eligible for Study:	Female
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No
Sampling Method:	Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

All patients operated at the Leuven University Fertility Centre (LUFc) between september 2006 and August 2008.

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

All patients
operated at the Leuven University Fertility Centre of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology of the University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven,Belgium,
from September 2006 to August 2008.

Exclusion Criteria:

patients of other than the Dutch language

Contacts and Locations

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Contacts

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Contact: Christel LC Meuleman, MD	+32 16 34 36 24	Christel.Meuleman@uz.kuleuven.be
Contact: Thomas D'Hooghe, MD, PhD	+32 16 34 36 24	Thomas.D'Hooghe@uz.kuleuven.be

Locations

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Belgium
University Hospital Leuven	Recruiting
Leuven, Belgium, 3000
Contact: Christel LC Meuleman, MD +32 16 34 36 24 Christel.Meuleman@uz.kuleuven.be
Contact: Thomas D'Hooghe, MD, PhD +32 16 34 36 24 Thomas.dhooghe@uz.kuleuven.be
Principal Investigator: Christel LC Meuleman, Md

Sponsors and Collaborators

University Hospital, Gasthuisberg

Investigators

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Principal Investigator:	Christel LC Meuleman, MD	University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Catholic University, Leuven, Belgium
Study Director:	Thomas D'Hooghe, MD, PhD	University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Catholic University, Leuven, Belgium

More Information

Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):

Van den Broeck U, Meuleman C, Tomassetti C, D'Hoore A, Wolthuis A, Van Cleynenbreugel B, Vergote I, Enzlin P, D'Hooghe T. Effect of laparoscopic surgery for moderate and severe endometriosis on depression, relationship satisfaction and sexual functioning: comparison of patients with and without bowel resection. Hum Reprod. 2013 Sep;28(9):2389-97. doi: 10.1093/humrep/det260. Epub 2013 Jun 24.

Meuleman C, Tomassetti C, Wolthuis A, Van Cleynenbreugel B, Laenen A, Penninckx F, Vergote I, D'Hoore A, D'Hooghe T. Clinical outcome after radical excision of moderate-severe endometriosis with or without bowel resection and reanastomosis: a prospective cohort study. Ann Surg. 2014 Mar;259(3):522-31. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0b013e31828dfc5c.

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Responsible Party:	Christel Meuleman, MD, University Hospital, Gasthuisberg, Leuven, Belgium
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00463398
Other Study ID Numbers:	ML2818 - 20/02/2006 b
First Posted:	April 20, 2007 Key Record Dates
Last Update Posted:	September 1, 2010
Last Verified:	August 2010

Keywords provided by University Hospital, Gasthuisberg:


Endometriosis Fertility Surgery Quality of Life Pain	Sexual Function Health economics Recurrence Pregnancy

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Endometriosis

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