Effect of Alcohol Sclerotherapy on Pelvic Pain and Quality of Life in Women With Ovarian Endometriosis
Recruiting · NCT06955221 · Interventional (participants receive a specific treatment) · Lead sponsor: Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge
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What this trial is about
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate whether ultrasound-guided alcohol sclerotherapy can improve pelvic pain and quality of life in women aged 18 to 45 diagnosed with ovarian endometriomas, compared to expectant management. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1. \- Does sclerotherapy significantly reduce pelvic pain compared to expectant management? 2. \- Does sclerotherapy improve quality of life as measured by the EHP-5 score? Researchers will compare the sclerotherapy group to the expectant management group to determine whether the intervention leads to greater improvement in pain and quality of life. Participants will: * Be randomly assigned to one of two groups: (1) Sclerotherapy group: undergo ultrasound-guided puncture and alcohol sclerotherapy; (2) Control group: expectant management * Complete quality of life and pain assessments at baseline and after 6 months * Provide blood and urine samples for biomarker analysis (e.g., cortisol, IL-6, hsCRP, catecholamines) * Undergo ovarian reserve assessments (AMH, antral follicle count) * Be followed for adverse events, recurrence, fertility outcomes, and treatment-related costs The study will follow an intention-to-treat and per-protocol analysis approach.
Who can take part
Inclusion criteria
- Female sex
- Age ≥18 and ≤45 years
- Ultrasound suspicion of unilocular endometrioma or with a thin septum less than 3 mm
- Size between 30-100 mm, persistent for at least 3-6 months since diagnosis
- Ca125 marker \<300 UI/mL and HE4 \< 70 pM
- Signed informed consent
Exclusion criteria
- Age \<18 or \>45 years
- History of ovarian or uterine cancer
- Endometrioma size \<30 mm or \>100 mm
- Indication for surgical treatment of the endometrioma due to suspected severe extra-ovarian endometriosis or any other cause
- Ultrasound suspicion of dermoid cysts, anechoic cysts, or cysts with high risk of malignancy
- Ca125 \>300 UI/mL
- HE4 \>70 pM
- Pregnant women
- Patients who do not wish to participate in the study or who are mentally incapacitated
Where it is running
29 locations listed.
- Hospital del Mar - Barcelona, Spain
- Hospital Universitario de Burgos - Burgos, Spain
- Clínica Sanabria - Granada, Spain
- Hospital Universitario de Jaén - Jaén, Spain
- Hospital Universitario Arnau de Vilanova - Lleida, Spain
- Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal - Madrid, Spain
- Hospital Clínico San Carlos - Madrid, Spain
- Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre - Madrid, Spain
- Hospital Universitario Joan XXIII - Tarragona, Spain
- Hospital Recoletas Salud Campo Grande - Valladolid, Spain
- Hospital Clínico Universitario Lozano Blesa - Zaragoza, Spain
- Hospital Universitario Son Espases - Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain
- Hospital Universitario Germans Trias i Pujol - Badalona, Barcelona, Spain
- Hospital General de Granollers - Granollers, Barcelona, Spain
- Consorci Sanitari de l'Anoia - Igualada, Barcelona, Spain
- Consorci Sanitari Integral - L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
- Hospital Universitario de Bellvitge - L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
- Hospital San Juan de Dios de Martorell - Martorell, Barcelona, Spain
- Consorci Corporació Sanitària Parc Taulí - Sabadell, Barcelona, Spain
- Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Deu - Sant Boi de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
- Hospital Universitari General de Catalunya - Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona, Spain
- Hospital de Viladecans - Viladecans, Barcelona, Spain
- Hospital Universitario Doctor José Molina Orosa - Arrecife, Canary Islands, Spain
- Hospital Universitario San Pedro - Logroño, La Rioja, Spain
- Hospital General Universitario Los Arcos del Mar Menor - San Javier, Murcia, Spain
- Hospital Universitario de Cabueñes - Gijón, Principality of Asturias, Spain
- Hospital Universitario de Canarias - San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Santa Cruz De Tenerife, Spain
- Hospital Universitari Sant Joan de Reus - Reus, Tarragona, Spain
- Hospital Universitario de Álava - Txagorritxu - Vitoria-Gasteiz, Álava, Spain