Histologic Comparison of Ablative Techniques for Endometriosis
Recruiting · NCT06414083 · Interventional (participants receive a specific treatment) · Lead sponsor: TriHealth Inc.
View the official record on ClinicalTrials.gov →Interventions studied
Argon Beam CoagulatorCO2 LaserDiathermy
What this trial is about
To our knowledge, no other human studies directly compare the effectiveness of the various ablative technologies. We set out to design a study to directly compare ablative energy sources and evaluate their ability to destroy native endometriosis tissue in humans.
Who can take part
Age range
18 Years and older
Sex
Female
Healthy volunteers
No - a diagnosis or condition is required
Phase
Not applicable (e.g. observational or device study)
Study type
Interventional (participants receive a specific treatment)
Inclusion criteria
- Adult women 18 years of age or older
- Already planning to undergo scheduled robotic assisted or laparoscopic excision of lesions for pelvic pain symptoms (pelvic pain, dysmenorrhea, dyspareunia, dysuria, dyschezia, ovarian pain) or endometriosis of any kind (endometriosis of any location, or endometrioma)
Exclusion criteria
- Known pregnancy at enrollment or at the time of the excision surgery
Where it is running
1 location listed across 1 US state.
- Good Samaritan Hospital - Cincinnati, Ohio, United States