Status:

UNKNOWN

Uterus Transplantation Procedure From a Live Donor

Lead Sponsor:

Hospital Clinic of Barcelona

Conditions:

Rokitansky Kuster Hauser Syndrome

Sterility, Female

Eligibility:

FEMALE

18-65 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Absolut uterine factor, meaning the absence of uterus, represents a cause for sterility without the possibility of a present treatment. The uterine factor affects millions of women and may be due to c...

Detailed Description

To obtain by laparoscopy a viable uterus for transplantation from a living donor is feasible. The laparoscopic procedure increases safety and provides the benefits of minimally invasive surgery to the...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inclusion Criteria Recipient:
  • Patient with sterility for absolute uterine factor (malformation or previous surgery for benign processes).
  • Age \<40 years.
  • Absence of pathology that contraindicates a complex surgical process, immunosuppression or gestation.
  • Positive results to the IVF cycle prior to the surgery, obtaining quality embryos.
  • Acceptance to participate in the study signing the informed consent.
  • Exclusion Criteria Recipient:
  • Medical or surgical pathology that contraindicates a complex pelvic surgical procedure.
  • Medical conditions that contraindicate, may aggravate or complicate the immunosuppressor treatment, such as neoplastic or preneoplasic diseases, chronic infectious diseases, autoimmune diseases, renal or liver failure.
  • Medical or surgical pathology that contraindicates pregnancy.
  • Anatomic alterations or vascular pathology that might difficult the vascular anastomosis: severe endometriosis, pelvic kidney, severe adherence syndrome or others.
  • Uncontrolled psychopathology.
  • Inclusion Criteria donor:
  • Age \<65 years.
  • First- or second-degree relatives.
  • Completed reproductive desire.
  • History of previous pregnancies and births.
  • Absence of associated pathology that contraindicates prolonged and complex laparoscopic surgery (pneumopathies, heart disease, morbid obesity, …).
  • Acceptance to participate in the study signing the informed consent
  • Exclusion Criteria donor:
  • Potential future pregnancy desire.
  • Surgery for the treatment of gender identity disorder.
  • Infections: HIV or risk group, HBV-DNA and / or HBsAg positive, positive HCV, active bacterial sepsis, infections with multi-resistant bacteria, active tuberculosis or incomplete treatment of the same, Chagas disease, untreated active viral infections.
  • Active malignant cancer of any location, except skin basal cell carcinoma. Treated cancer without current evidence of illness but with a follow-up of less than 5 years.
  • Benign pelvic pathology: uterine fibroids, uterine malformations, severe endometriosis, severe adherence syndrome.
  • Vascular pathology: malformations, atheromatosis, hypertensive or diabetic vasculopathy, connective tissue disease with vascular involvement.
  • Premalignant pelvic pathology: pre-invasive cervical and/or vaginal, endometrial hyperplasia.
  • BRCA mutation carriers or genes related to Lynch syndrome.
  • History of implantation failure or multiple abortions of unknown cause.
  • Contraindications for the surgical procedure of donation through laparoscopy: diabetes mellitus, liver disease, nephropathy, heart disease, pneumopathy, morbid obesity or high-risk cardiovascular factors.

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    May 23 2020

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ESTIMATED

    End Date :

    December 1 2025

    Estimated Enrollment :

    10 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT04314869

    Start Date

    May 23 2020

    End Date

    December 1 2025

    Last Update

    November 10 2020

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    Hospital Clinic

    Barcelona, Spain, 08036