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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
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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

Groups and Cohorts
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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
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Primary Outcome Measures :
  1. 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
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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
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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
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Endometriosis