Ultra Long-term Follow-up of the Outcome After Subtotal Versus Total Abdominal Hysterectomy

Turku University Hospital1 site in 1 country212 target enrollmentMarch 1997

ConditionsAbdominal Hysterectomy (& Wertheim)

Overview

Phase: Not Applicable
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: Abdominal Hysterectomy (& Wertheim)
Sponsor: Turku University Hospital
Enrollment: 212
Locations: 1
Primary Endpoint: Number of participants having subjective symptoms after hysterectomy
Status: Completed
Last Updated: 11 years ago

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Overview

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study was to find out subjective and objective outcomes of patients undergoing subtotal or total abdominal hysterectomy during a follow up of a mean 33 years after the operation. The hypothesis is that there are similar outcomes after both types of operations.

Detailed Description

Objective: To evaluate ultra long-term follow-up after subtotal and total hysterectomy in patients operated on during 1978-1979 in Turku University Hospital, Finland. Methods: From the original cohort of 212 patients 193 were sent a postal questionnaire in 1997 to find out possible symptoms related to hysterectomy. Again in 2011 a questionnaire based evaluation with a possibility of a clinical visit to study hospital was done for 153 patients. In the first evaluation a self-made questionnaire and in the second evaluation validated questionnaires were used. During a follow-up visit a clinical examination using also POP-Q-system was done. Additionally, hospital records of the patients were reviewed to find out subsequent operations after hysterectomy.

Registry

clinicaltrials.gov

Start Date

March 1997

End Date

December 2011

Last Updated

11 years ago

Study Type

Observational

Sex

Female