Indirect Ultrasonographic Findings for Parametrial Involvement in Deep Endometriosis

Completed

• Conditions: Endometriosis; Deep Endometriosis

• Registration Number: NCT05239871
• Lead Sponsor: Simone Ferrero

Brief Summary

This study evaluated the use of ultrasonographic findings as a first-line imaging tool to raise indirect suspicion of parametrial involvement in women suspected of having severe endometriosis (DE).

Detailed Description

Ultrasonographic findings will be conventionally divided in:

* concomitant DE nodules

* indirect DE signs

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2022-01-01
• Study First Submitted: 2022-02-04
• Study First Submitted QC: 2022-02-04
• Study First Posted: 2022-02-15
• Primary Completion: 2022-03-01
• Study Completion: 2022-09-01
• Status Verified: 2022-10
• Last Update Submitted: 2022-10-29
• Last Update Posted: 2022-11-02

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 1078

Inclusion Criteria

• patients with suspected deep endometriosis undergoing surgical approach

Exclusion Criteria

• patients with a previous surgical diagnosis of endometriosis
• pazients with radiological evidence of parametrial endometriosis
• patients who could not undergo transvaginal and/or transabdominal ultrasound for any technical reason

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Number of patients with a surgical diagnosis of parametrial endometriosis	At surgery
Number of significant ultrasonographic concomitant DE nodules predicting surgical involvement	1 week before surgical approach
Number of significant ultrasonographic indirect DE signs predicting surgical involvement	1 week before surgical approach

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Ginecologia - IRCCS Ospedale Sacro Cuore Don Calabria; 🇮🇹 Negrar, VR, Italy