A randomised study of the postoperative quality of life: laparoscopic UTerine Artery Clipping versus laparoscopy-assisted vaginal hysterectomy for the management of symptomatic uterine fibroids

Seoul National University (South Korea)0 sites60 target enrollmentJune 25, 2007

Overview

No summary available.

Registry

who.int

Start Date

June 25, 2007

End Date

TBD

Last Updated

11 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Sex

Female

Sponsor

Seoul National University (South Korea)

•1\. Aged greater than or equal to 40 years old
•2\. Patients who do not want conception any more
•3\. Patients who agree to this study with informed consent
•4\. More than 2 cm sized uterine fibroids on Ultrasonography (USG)
•5\. Uterine fibroids with symptoms such as menorrhagia, dysmenorrhoea, lower abdominal discomfort or pain, lower back pain, urologic problems (dysuria, frequency, etc.,)
•6\. Patients without underlying disease affecting QOL
•7\. At least six months interval after last medication, if patients have been treated with Gonadotropin\-Releasing Hormone (GnRH) agonists

•1\. Aged less than 40 years old
•2\. Patients with subserosal pedunculated fibroid
•3\. Pregnant women
•4\. Patients with pelvic inflammatory disease developed within one month
•5\. Patients with contraindication of surgical treatment
•6\. Patients with previous history of myomectomy, hysterectomy, myolysis, uterine artery embolisation
•7\. Less than six months interval after last medication, if patients have been treated with GnRH agonist
•8\. Patients with underlying disease affecting QO