NCT04151433Recruiting
Conservative Endometrioma Surgery
BLAST: a Randomized Controlled Trial on Conservative Endometrioma Surgery Using the CO2 Laser: the Combined Technique Versus CO2 Laser Vaporization Only
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 10 Dec 2024 · Not updated for over 12 months - ask the site whether it is still open
Brief summary (registry, in English)
To study which surgical technique offers better results in treating endometriomas in terms of ovarian reserve preservation. The 2 conservatives techniques used are: 1. The combined technique 2. CO2 laser vaporization only Ovarian reserve will be assessed by consecutive measurements of AMH serum levels before and after surgery.
- Status (registry)
- Recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 92 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 31 Oct 2019
- Start date
- 24 Oct 2019
- Primary completion date
- Dec 2024
- Lead sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
- Diseases
- Endometriosis
- NCT number
- NCT04151433
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Planned participants: 92
- From 24 Oct 2019 to the primary completion date, Dec 2024
- 4 sites in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Prior treatment
- Incomplete surgery for the pelvis
- Prior unilateral oophorectomy
Other illness
- (History of) hysterectomy
- Pituitary/hypothalamic disorders
- Suspected malignancy
Other
- Contra-indication for the use of contraception (combined or Progesteron only)
- Use of GnRH analogues preoperatively and in the first 3 months postoperatively
- Contralateral endometrioma of \>2 cm
- AMH \<0.7 preoperatively
- Pregnancy
Who the study is looking for
- Age: 18 - 40 years (both inclusive)
- Unilateral endometriotic cysts with a mean diameter of \>=2.5cm and ≤8 cm, measured in 3 dimensions.
- Presence of a contralateral endometrioma of ≤ 2cm is allowed
- Complaining of infertility and/or pain
- BMI ≤35
- Use of contraception (combined or Progesteron only) for at least 4 weeks before surgery
Criteria the registry did not label
- Population: patients planned for laparoscopic CO2 laser surgery for endometriotic cysts.
Age in the registry: 18 years to 40 years · Sex: Female · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (4)
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| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| GZA Sint-Augustinus Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Antwerp | Belgium | Recruiting |
| Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc (UCL) Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Brussels | Belgium | Recruiting |
| UZLeuven Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Leuven | Belgium | Recruiting |
| CHR La Citadelle Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Liège | Belgium | Recruiting |
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