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Observational Study on Contraception With Essure in France

Completed
Conditions
Contraception
Registration Number
NCT02510443
Lead Sponsor
Bayer
Brief Summary

Using a very broad survey, the objective is to confirm the effectiveness of the Essure method, and to obtain more information on the conditions of use as well as on the methods used during the 3-month check-up, as well as the 12-month, 24-month and 5-year follow-up on patients.

Detailed Description

The study is a prospective epidemiological survey to collect local real life data on patients under routine pratice

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
2644
Inclusion Criteria
  • Woman ≥ 18 years old,
  • Scheduled for Essure procedure
  • Patient who has been given appropriate information about the study objectives and procedures and who has given her consent.
Exclusion Criteria
  • Patients with contraindications as listed in the current Instruction For Use (IFU) will be excluded.

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Number of patients being satisfied with successful Essure procedure having no complications at 5 yearsAt 5 years

Patient satisfaction will be assessed on a Likert scale. Complications are migration/expulsion of Essure, infection. Pregnancy will be measured at any time Point.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Number of patients with moderate or important pain when placement is performedAt initial visit

Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) use to report the pain from 0 (no pain) to 10 (maximal pain). Moderate pain will range from 4 to 6 and important pain will range from 7 to 10 on the VAS.

Type of examinations by patientsAt 3 months

Ultrasound transvaginale, radiography, or hysterosalpingography (HSG)

Number of satisfied patients at 3, 12 and 24 monthsAt 3 ,12 and 24 months

Patients satisfaction assessed by Likert scale.

Causes of unsatisfied patientsUp to 5 years

Possible causes of unsatisfaction : pregnancy, regret of the patient,migration/expulsion of Essure,or infection

Number of patients with regretsAt 12 months, 24 months and 5 years
Number of unsatisfied patientsUp to 5 years
Number of good insert position by implant and patients with success in final result of the procedureAt 3 months
Number of examinations by patientsAt 3 months

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