Assessment of Women's Sexual Quality of Life After Benign Adnexal Surgery Using vNOTES Approach
- Conditions
- Pelvic PainAdnexal DiseasesQuality of LifePathologyComplicationAdnexal CystGynecologic DiseaseAdnexal MassSexualitySexual Dysfunction
- Interventions
- Procedure: Elective cystectomyProcedure: Elective oophorectomyProcedure: Elective salpingectomyProcedure: Elective tubal sterilization
- Registration Number
- NCT05761275
- Lead Sponsor
- Jean Dubuisson
- Brief Summary
Transvaginal Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery (vNOTES) is a recent innovation in minimally invasive surgery which has already proven its non-inferiority to conventional abdominal laparoscopy (CAL) for hysterectomy in terms of efficiency and safety. However, the investigators note a lack of medical literature and no specific randomized controlled trial (RCT) assessing women's sexual function after vNOTES for benign adnexal surgery.
The aim of this RCT is to confirm the non-inferiority of the vNOTES approach for benign adnexal pathology compared to CAL on women's sexual function. Secondary outcomes will evaluate vNOTES's efficiency, morbidity and postoperative complications compared to CAL for benign adnexal surgery. The relationship between adnexal mass morcellation/aspiration and the quality of the histological analysis on surgical specimens will also be evaluated as secondary outcome.
- Detailed Description
This study focuses on women aged 18 to 70 who require surgery for benign adnexal disease (removal of an ovarian cyst, ovary and/or fallopian tube). This is a randomised study, i.e. each woman will be randomly assigned the surgical technique used for the planned operation, either vNOTES or conventional transabdominal laparoscopy.
Currently, there are no randomised clinical trials specifically investigating the impact on women's sexual quality of life after benign adnexal surgery compared to conventional transabdominal laparoscopy. Patients appear to be more reticent about the vaginal approach to surgery due to fear of possible alteration of their sexual activity afterwards. Indeed, their fears relate to the vaginal scarring that occurs during the vNOTES surgery. The vaginal scar could cause vaginal pain and pain during sexual intercourse, especially if there is a post-operative complication with the vaginal scar. The vaginal scar could also alter women's perception of their bodies during sexual intercourse. This study is necessary to answer these questions and increase women's acceptance of the vNOTES technique for benign adnexal surgery. In this way, women would benefit from the advantages of vNOTES without fearing an impact on their sexual quality of life.
The primary objective of this study is to demonstrate that the vNOTES technique, although using the vagina as an entry route, does not significantly alter the quality of sexual life of women after benign adnexal surgery compared to conventional transabdominal laparoscopy.
The secondary objectives of this study evaluate the effectiveness of vNOTES (impact on pain, length of stay after surgery and patient satisfaction), complications ( during surgery and up to 30 days after surgery), as well as the relationship between the need to cut the surgical specimen for extraction and the difficulty of microscopic analysis.
All participants in the study, regardless of the surgical technique assigned to them, will complete questionnaires to assess their quality of sexual life before surgery and at 3 and 6 months after surgery. These are the FSFI (female sexual function), CSI-16 (couple satisfaction) and a self-created questionnaire on pain during sex (dyspareunia). These questionnaires will determine whether there is a difference in the women's quality of sexual life before and after surgery, as well as comparing the two surgical techniques. The participants' general and medical data will be collected at the time of study enrolment, during hospitalisation and at one month after surgery to assess the secondary objectives of the study.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- RECRUITING
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 62
- Women aged from 18 to 70 years
- Discernment capacity with oral and written consent signed
- Heterosexual intercourse (with vaginal penetration) within four weeks prior to inclusion in the study
- History of rectal surgery.
- Suspected rectovaginal/retrocervical endometriosis.
- History of brachytherapy or pelvic radiation.
- Suspected malignancy.
- History of severe pelvic inflammatory disease.
- Active lower genital tract infection.
- Pregnancy.
- Women who do not speak fluent French or English.
- Patients under tutelage (with or without capacity of judgement).
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Conventional Abdominal Laparoscopy Elective oophorectomy Use of conventional transabdominal laparoscopy as the surgical approach to perform the indicated procedure in the included patient with benign adnexal pathology (elective cystectomy/oophorectomy elective salpingectomy or tubal sterilization). Conventional Abdominal Laparoscopy Elective salpingectomy Use of conventional transabdominal laparoscopy as the surgical approach to perform the indicated procedure in the included patient with benign adnexal pathology (elective cystectomy/oophorectomy elective salpingectomy or tubal sterilization). vNOTES Elective tubal sterilization Use of vNOTES (Transvaginal Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery) as the surgical approach to perform the indicated procedure in the included patient with benign adnexal pathology (elective cystectomy/oophorectomy elective salpingectomy or tubal sterilization). Conventional Abdominal Laparoscopy Elective cystectomy Use of conventional transabdominal laparoscopy as the surgical approach to perform the indicated procedure in the included patient with benign adnexal pathology (elective cystectomy/oophorectomy elective salpingectomy or tubal sterilization). vNOTES Elective salpingectomy Use of vNOTES (Transvaginal Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery) as the surgical approach to perform the indicated procedure in the included patient with benign adnexal pathology (elective cystectomy/oophorectomy elective salpingectomy or tubal sterilization). vNOTES Elective oophorectomy Use of vNOTES (Transvaginal Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery) as the surgical approach to perform the indicated procedure in the included patient with benign adnexal pathology (elective cystectomy/oophorectomy elective salpingectomy or tubal sterilization). Conventional Abdominal Laparoscopy Elective tubal sterilization Use of conventional transabdominal laparoscopy as the surgical approach to perform the indicated procedure in the included patient with benign adnexal pathology (elective cystectomy/oophorectomy elective salpingectomy or tubal sterilization). vNOTES Elective cystectomy Use of vNOTES (Transvaginal Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery) as the surgical approach to perform the indicated procedure in the included patient with benign adnexal pathology (elective cystectomy/oophorectomy elective salpingectomy or tubal sterilization).
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Women's quality of sexual life evaluation - Couple Satisfaction Index-16 (CSI-16) 6 months postoperative Women's sexual Quality of Life evaluation after benigne adnexal surgery by vNOTES compared to Conventional Abdominal Laparoscopy using the Couple Satisfaction Index-16 (CSI-16) questionnaire.
CSI-16 is a precise, consistent and validated scale that evaluates the quality of a couple's relationship satisfaction. Each item is scored from 0 to 5 with different answer formats. The total score can range from 0 to 81. Higher is the total score, better is the relationship satisfaction. A relationship dissatisfaction is suggested when the total score is bellow 51,5.Women's quality of sexual life evaluation - Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) 6 months postoperative Women's sexual Quality of Life evaluation after benigne adnexal surgery by vNOTES compared to Conventional Abdominal Laparoscopy using the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) questionnaire.
FSFI, created in 2000 by Raymond Rosen, is a reliable and complete multidimensional self-reported instrument for the measurement of female sexual function. It is validated in English and assesses 19 items divided into six domains of sexual function: (a) desire (2 items), (b) subjective arousal (4 items), (c) lubrication (4 items), (d) orgasm (3 items), (e) satisfaction (3 items) and (f) pain/discomfort (3 items). Each item focuses on the situation during the last 4 weeks. The total score is the sum of answers provided for each of the 6 domains. Lower is the score, worse is the patient's sexual function. A total score below 26 defines impaired sexual function.Women's quality of sexual life evaluation - Self reported questionnaire on dyspareunia 6 months postoperative Women's sexual Quality of Life evaluation after benigne adnexal surgery by vNOTES compared to Conventional Abdominal Laparoscopy using a self-reported questionnaire on dyspareunia.
This questionnaire assesses presence of superficial and/or deep dyspareunia together with pain intensity. Pain intensity is assessed with the Visual Analog Scale (VAS) which rates the pain from 0 for no pain to 10 being the worst pain imaginable.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Effectiveness Peroperative Evaluation of the success rate (removal of the specimen without the need of conversion to laparoscopy or open-surgery) and the procedure duration including the need for adhesiolysis.
Complications rate 1 month postoperative Delayed vaginal or parietal healing (abscess, hematoma, dehiscence), trocar-site hernia, trocar-site nerve injury, re-hospitalization and re-operation.
Lenght of stay During hospital stay, from day of the surgery up to 30 days after surgery Evaluation of lenght of stay in days ranging from 0 for the day of the intervention to 30 for the 30th day after the intervention.
Histological analysis after morcellation/aspiration of the surgical specimen Peroperative Histological analysis after morcellation/aspiration of the surgical specimen : completed/ limited and diagnosis.
Pain evaluation 1 month postoperative Mean pain intensity will be evaluated with the Visual Analog Scale (VAS) which rates the pain intensity from 0 for no pain to 10 being the worst pain imaginable. Pain location will be assessed in a descriptive form. Assessment of analgesic intake and class of painkillers when used (class 1 for simple analgesics, class 2 for addition of morphine derivatives, class 3 for morphine and morphine derivatives).
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Geneva University Hospital
🇨ðŸ‡Geneva, Switzerland