Multicentre retrospective study to assess diagnostic accuracy of ultrasound for superficial endometriosis – are we any closer?

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: endometriosis; Reproductive Health and Childbirth - Other reproductive health and childbirth disorders

• Registration Number: ACTRN12616001106426
• Lead Sponsor: Prathima Chowdary

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2016-08-16
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 50

Inclusion Criteria

Received both a pre-surgical ultrasound scan by Kate Stone and a laparoscopy by an advanced endometriosis surgeon for superficial endometriosis between January 2012 and Decemeber 2015

Exclusion Criteria

Deep endometriosis
Rectal involvment
Adenomyosis
Endometriomas

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Accuracy(sensitivity and specificity) of ultrasound scan as a tool for early detection of superficial endometriosis by correlation with surgical findings of endometriosis from medical record review[2012-2015]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
By retrospective review of the ultrasound scan and surgical records. Ultrasound scan findings which correlated best with operative findings - uterosacral thickness, thickened peri colic fat, ovarian immobility, assessed by review of the ultrasound scan and surgical records.[2012-2015]