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Percutaneous Laparoscopy for Ovarian Tissue Cryopreservation.

Completed
Conditions
Surgery
Oncology
Fertility Issues
Interventions
Device: Ovaian tissue explant
Registration Number
NCT05134090
Lead Sponsor
Regina Elena Cancer Institute
Brief Summary

To compare surgical outcomes of oncologic patients that underwent conventional laparoscopy and percutaneous laparoscopy for cryopreservation of ovarian tissue.

Detailed Description

This is a retrospective analysis to evaluate the efficacy and safety of percutaneous laparoscopy for the ovarian tissue explant in oncologic women. Surgical outcomes of patients that underwent percutaneous laparoscopy were compared with those of women that underwent conventional laparoscopy. Data from 2017 to 2021 were collected in a single Oncologic Center in Italy. The principal outcomes considered are post-operative pain, recovery time and aesthetic outcomes.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
59
Inclusion Criteria
  • Oncologic women with desire to preserve fertility
Exclusion Criteria
  • Ovarian explant with different techniques than laparoscopy

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Percutaneous laparoscopyOvaian tissue explantLaparoscopy with percutaneous grasp (2.9 mm).
Conventional laparoscopyOvaian tissue explantConventional laparoscopy with conventional laparoscopic trocars (10 or 5 mm).
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Aesthetic outcomesminimum 3 months after surgery

General satisfaction regarding aesthetic outcomes is collected with a satisfaction survey. The score ranged from 1 to 5, with 1 indicating "very dissatisfied" and 5 "very satisfied".

Post-operative pain0-1 and 2 days after surgery

Post-operative pain is evaluated with VAS score ranging from 1 to 10 (higher score, maximum pain)

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Blood loss1 day

Entity of blood loss during surgery in ml

Recovery timeDays

Time from surgical intervention to discharge in days

Surgical complications30 days

The presence of absence of intra and post-operative complications (yes or not and type)

Operative time1 day

Time of operation in minutes

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

IRCCS "Regina Elena" National Cancer Institute

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Rome, Lazio, Italy

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