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Contact the study team using the details below to take part. If there are no contact details below please ask your doctor in the first instance.
Mrs
Ann
Doust
ann.doust@ed.ac.uk
More information about this study, what is involved and how to take part can be found on the study website.
Women with isolated superficial peritoneal endometriosis
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Endometriosis is a chronic, incurable condition that affects about 10% of women of reproductive age. It is defined as a growth of cells similar to the womb lining outside of the womb in the pelvis, and is associated with chronic pelvic pain,excessive period pain, pain with sexual intercourse and difficulties in getting pregnant. If the disease is found only on the lining of the pelvis it is known as “superficial peritoneal endometriosis” and is usually treated during a laparoscopic surgery by cutting out (excision) or burning off (ablation). However, many women do not find improvement in their symptoms after the surgery and can have complications from the procedure. The aim of this study is to determine if removal of the superficial peritoneal endometriosis improves pain symptoms and quality of life, which method of removal (excision or ablation) is more effective or if surgical removal is of no benefit to the patients and can potentially cause harm.
Start dates may differ between countries and research sites. The research team are responsible for keeping the information up-to-date.
The recruitment start and end dates are as follows:
2023 Protocol article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37349849/ (added 23/06/2023)
You can take part if:
You may not be able to take part if:
1. Previous surgical diagnosis of endometriosis2. Pregnant 3. Women who have undergone hysterectomy and or bilateral oophorectomy4. Deep endometriosis on imaging or at time of laparoscopy5. Ovarian cyst on imaging that is the indication for surgery6. Ovarian cyst requiring surgical management at time of laparoscopy7. Dense adhesions that require surgical management at time of laparoscopy8. Peritoneal ‘pockets’ only noted at laparoscopy9. Endometrioma observed at the time of laparoscopy
Below are the locations for where you can take part in the trial. Please note that not all sites may be open.
Mrs
Ann
Doust
ann.doust@ed.ac.uk
More information about this study, what is involved and how to take part can be found on the study website.
The study is sponsored by University of Edinburgh; NHS Lothian and funded by National Institute for Health Research.
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Or CPMS 48838
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