Status:

RECRUITING

Vaginal NOTES Hysterectomy Versus Vaginal Hysterectomy

Lead Sponsor:

Zuyderland Medisch Centrum

Collaborating Sponsors:

Catharina Ziekenhuis Eindhoven

Conditions:

Hysterectomy

Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery

Eligibility:

FEMALE

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Rationale: Natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) is a minimal invasive technique using the natural body orifices like stomach, oesophagus, bladder, rectum and vagina to access the hu...

Detailed Description

The hysterectomy is one of the most performed gynaecological surgeries worldwide. In the Netherlands about 14.500 hysterectomies are performed yearly. The most common benign indications to perform a ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Written and orally given informed consent
  • 18 years and older
  • Native Dutch speaker or in control of the Dutch language in speaking and writing
  • Indication for hysterectomy for benign indication
  • Possible to perform a VH judged by experienced (resident) gynaecologist during gynaecological examination

Exclusion

  • Any contra-indication for VH (for example, large uterus myomatosus, not enough descensus, etc) as judged by experienced gynaecologist
  • History of more than 1 caesarean section
  • History of endometriosis
  • History of rectal surgery
  • History of pelvic radiation
  • Suspected rectovaginal endometriosis
  • History of pelvic inflammatory disease, especially prior tubo-ovarian or pouch of Douglas abscess or suspected adhesions due to (ruptured) inflammatory disease (for example ruptured appendicitis)
  • Virginity
  • Pregnancy
  • Indication for anterior or posterior colporrhaphy during the same surgery
  • Indication of mid urethral slings
  • Uterus myomatosus will not be an exclusion criteria but the surgeon will indicate if it is possible to remove the uterus vaginally.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

July 5 2021

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 31 2025

Estimated Enrollment :

124 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04886791

Start Date

July 5 2021

End Date

December 31 2025

Last Update

August 14 2025

Active Locations (2)

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Catharina Medical Centre

Eindhoven, North Brabant, Netherlands

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Zuyderland Medical Centre

Heerlen, North Brabant, Netherlands, 5644AD