Tests a phone app for quality of life in people with endometriosis
Tests an app-based program in people with suspected or confirmed endometriosis.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: The Effect of an App-based Intervention on Quality of Life in Patients With Endometriosis.
Key facts
- Where
- Bern, SwitzerlandSee the site
Where in Switzerland
- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Women's University Hospital, Inselspital Bern, University of BernBern, SwitzerlandTaking people
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Trial details
- Who runs it
- Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern
- Trial code
- NCT06821217
- Record updated
- 14 February 2025
- Original description
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if an App-based intervention affects the quality of life in patients with suspected or confirmed endometriosis. The main questions it aims to answer are:Read full original descriptionShow less
A Mobile Application as Supportive Treatment of Endometriosis: the Effect on Quality of Life and Endometriosis-associated Pain. A Randomized Controlled Trial.
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if an App-based intervention affects the quality of life in patients with suspected or confirmed endometriosis. The main questions it aims to answer are:
* Does the App-based intervention improve the quality of life? * Does it lead to pain relief? Researchers will compare participants using the App to a control group to see if the App works to improve quality of life and endometriosis-related symptoms.
Participants will:
* Use an App-based intervention or be in the control group (no App-use) for 6 months * Visit or have a telephone consultation after 3 and 6 months * Complete a questionnaire to assess the quality of life at inclusion, after 1, 3 and 6 months
Inclusion: Informed Consent as documented by signature; Age 18 or older; Premenopausal status (menopause is defined as amenorrhea lasting one year or longer); Endometriosis, confirmed by surgery or clinically suspected; Possession of a smartphone.
Exclusion: Planned endometriosis surgery or planned hormonal therapy in the study period; Surgery and/or new hormonal therapy in the last three months; Malignant diseases; Pregnancy; Breastfeeding; Active desire for pregnancy in the study period; Fertility treatment; Simultaneous participation in other intervention studies.