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Cost-utility Analysis Treatment of Bartholin's Abscess : Word Catheter Versus Incision-drainage.

Not Applicable
Active, not recruiting
Conditions
Bartholin's Gland Abscess Treatment
Interventions
Device: Word Catheter
Procedure: Incision-drainage
Registration Number
NCT04093310
Lead Sponsor
Nantes University Hospital
Brief Summary

Bartholin's gland abscess is a condition requiring emergency consultation. Placement of a Word catheter, which is a minor technique used in France as a treatment of bartholin's Abscess, can be done in an emergency room without hospitalization. Actually, incision-drainage, which is the most widespread treatment in France, is performed on day surgery with or without overnight hospitalization. Our hypothesis is that the use of Word catheter compared to incision-drainage would not modify the quality of life of the patients but would allow a saving of up to 3 M€ per year in France.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
302
Inclusion Criteria

Abscess of Bartholin's gland Patient able to understand the protocol Patient who signed informed consent Patient with social insurance

Exclusion Criteria

Spontaneous fistulization of the abscess before surgical treatment Abscess volume under 3 ml Medical treatment which avoid incision or word catheter placement patients under guardianship Unable to complete questionnaires Patients not affiliated to social protection regimen Pregnant or post-partum women (until 4 weeks after delivery)

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Word catheterWord CatheterThe abscess is incised and the Word catheter is inserted into the residual cavity to create a neo-channel to prevent recurrence. The catheter is removed after 4 weeks during a consultation
Incision-drainageIncision-drainageThis procedure performed under general or loco-regional anaesthesia consists in incising the abscess, draining the pus build-up and placing a wick in the residual cavity to promote progressive healing from the inside out.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
cost-utility ratio, according to the societal perspective of the of the management of Bartholin's gland abscess by the Word catheter compared to the incision-drainage12 months

The utility will be measured by:

Quality Adjusted Life Year (QALYs) as estimated from responses to the Euroqol-5 Dimensions (EQ-5D 5L) health-related quality of life questionnaire. The questionnaire focuses on 5 dimensions: mobility, personal autonomy, current activities, pain/discomfort and anxiety/depression. For each of these dimensions, 5 answers are possible.

The costs will be measured by the addition of the following costs:

Outpatient resource consumption collected in a declarative patient questionnaire. Hospital care resources using the the database of the Medicalised Information System Program of each recruiting site

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Comparison of Word catheter versus incision-drainage in terms of complications12 months

number of complications related to the procedure (healing complications, infection, lost of the Word catheter), contro-lateral Bartholin's abscess occurrence

Non inferiority evaluation of Word catheter versus incision-drainage in terms of recurrence rate12 months

Number of homolateral recurrences of Bartholin's abscess, declared by the patient

Comparison of Word catheter versus incision-drainage concerning pain12 months

Pain numeric scale from 0 to 10

Comparison of Word catheter versus incision-drainage concerning management timeDay 0 (procedure day), Day 1

Date and time of patient initial management (randomization) Date and time of the beginning of the procedure date and time of the end of the procedure date and time of the hospital departure

Comparison of Word catheter versus incision-drainage in terms of surgical failureImmediate post-operative (D0) and one month

Word catheter: insertion failure, loss, removal decision (from the patient or the surgeon) Incision-drainage: incomplete drainage

Comparison of Word catheter versus incision-drainage in terms of impact on sexual activityBaseline, one month, 6 months and 12 months

Score of the Female Sexual Function Index: self-questionnaire including 19 questions assessing different parameters of the sexual activity

Comparison of Word catheter versus incision-drainage in terms global patient impression and improvementOne day, one month, 3 months, 6 months, 9 months and 12 months

Patient Global Impression and Improvement (PGI-I) global index used to rate the response of a condition to a therapy (transition scale). It is a single question asking the patient to rate their global condition now, as compared with how it was prior to before beginning treatment on a scale from 1 - very much better to 7 - very much worse

Budget impact analysis for the health insurance point of view in case of diffusion of the Word catheter5 years

Comparison of intervention costs on the study sample and projection of these costs over 5 years, from the health insurance and hospital perspectives

Non inferiority evaluation of Word catheter vs. Incision drainage in terms of painat baseline and day 1

Pain numeric scale from 0 to 10

Comparison of Word catheter versus incision-drainage in terms of quality of life using the EQ-5DBaseline, one day, one month, 3 months, 6 months, 9 months and 12 months

EQ-5D 5L score (described in primary outcome)

Comparison of Word catheter versus incision-drainage in terms of quality of life using the SF-12-HSBaseline, one month, 6 months and 12 months

Short-Form-12-Health-Survey questionnaire score: self-questionnaire including 12 questions measuring different aspects of quality of life

Trial Locations

Locations (17)

CHU CAEN

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Caen, France

Chu Angers

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Angers, France

Bordeaux University Hospital

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Bordeaux, France

Chu Estaing

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Clermont-Ferrand, France

Institut Franco Britannique

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Levallois-Perret, France

Chu Nantes

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Nantes, France

Chu Caremeau

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Nîmes, France

Ch Kremlin Bicetre

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Paris, France

Chu Cochin

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Paris, France

Chi Poissy

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Poissy, France

Chu Poitiers

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Poitiers, France

Rennes University Hospital

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Rennes, France

Ch Antoine Beclere

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Clamart, France

Chu Lille

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Lille, France

Nancy University Hospital

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Nancy, France

Chu Robert Debre

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Paris, France

Chu Toulouse

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Toulouse, France

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