Functional Outcomes of Surgical Management of Deep Endometriosis Infiltrating the Rectum

NCT ID: NCT01291576

Last Updated: 2025-10-06

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

60 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2011-03-31

Study Completion Date

2015-09-22

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to determine whether performing colorectal resection in deep endometriosis infiltrating the rectum is responsible for a higher rate of postoperative digestive and urinary dysfunction when compared to rectal nodules excision (conservation of the rectum).

Detailed Description

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The study compare digestive and urinary functional outcomes following surgical management of rectal endometriosis by either colorectal resection or conservative surgery (shaving or full thickness excision of rectal nodules).

Patients managed for rectal endometriosis are randomized in two arms, and followed up for 24 months. The assessment of digestive and urinary functions is performed at 6, 12, 18 and 24 months using standardized questionnaires. Postoperative complications and improvement of endometriosis related pain are also recorded.

Conditions

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Endometriosis, Rectum

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Study Groups

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Rectal/colorectal segmental resection

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Rectal/colorectal segmental resection

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Resection of the rectum +/- sigmoid colon involved by the deep infiltrating endometriosis

Rectal nodule excision

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Rectal nodule excision

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Either full thickness excision or rectal shaving

Interventions

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Rectal/colorectal segmental resection

Resection of the rectum +/- sigmoid colon involved by the deep infiltrating endometriosis

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Rectal nodule excision

Either full thickness excision or rectal shaving

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Other Intervention Names

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Anterior rectal resection Conservative sergery of the rectum

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* female
* age \>18 and \<45
* at least one digestive symptom related to deep endometriosis (pain defecation, either cyclic diarrhea or cyclic constipation, cyclic rectorrhagia)
* preoperative work up revealing a deep endometriosis nodule infiltrating the rectum (either muscular or submucosal layer, on less than 50% of rectal circumference) and measuring at least 20 mm
* affiliation to the National Social Security System

Exclusion Criteria

* pregnant women or likely to be at the moment of the surgery
* no preoperative hypothesis of rectal involvement
* no intraoperative confirmation of the rectal involvement
* advanced rectal endometriosis involving rectal mucosa or more than 50% of the rectal circumference (preoperative assessment using rectal endoscopy or ultrasonography)
* women unable to give an informed consent (guardianship or trusteeship)
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

45 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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University Hospital, Rouen

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Horace Roman, MD PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Rouen University Hospital, France

Locations

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Service de Gynécologie et Obstétrique, CHU Jean de Flandre

Lille, , France

Site Status

Service de Gynécologique-Obstétricale et Reproduction Humaine, Hôpital Tenon, Université Pierre et Marie Curie Paris 6

Paris, , France

Site Status

Rouen University Hospital

Rouen, , France

Site Status

Countries

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France

References

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Roman H, Tuech JJ, Huet E, Bridoux V, Khalil H, Hennetier C, Bubenheim M, Branduse LA. Excision versus colorectal resection in deep endometriosis infiltrating the rectum: 5-year follow-up of patients enrolled in a randomized controlled trial. Hum Reprod. 2019 Dec 1;34(12):2362-2371. doi: 10.1093/humrep/dez217.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 31820806 (View on PubMed)

Roman H, Chanavaz-Lacheray I, Ballester M, Bendifallah S, Touleimat S, Tuech JJ, Farella M, Merlot B. High postoperative fertility rate following surgical management of colorectal endometriosis. Hum Reprod. 2018 Sep 1;33(9):1669-1676. doi: 10.1093/humrep/dey146.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 30052994 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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2009/069/HP

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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