Telomeres Evaluation in Endometriosis

NCT ID: NCT01809561

Last Updated: 2013-04-09

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Total Enrollment

30 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2013-05-31

Study Completion Date

2015-02-28

Brief Summary

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The purpose of the study is to assess the telomere array of different endometriosis tissue and endometrium from women with endometriosis compared to healthy women.

Our hypothesis is that telomere shortening and high telomerase activity will be found in tissues from women with endometriosis.

Detailed Description

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The purpose of the study is to assess the telomere array of different endometriosis tissue and endometrium from women with endometriosis compared to healthy women. Our hypothesis is that telomere shortening and high telomerase activity will be found in tissues from women with endometriosis, compared to women without endometriosis.

A prospective study that compares telomeres and telomerase levels in different lesions of endometriosis and endometrial tissue of women with endometriosis and healthy women without endometriosis. The study group will consist of women with suspected endometriosis facing surgical treatment and the control group will consist of healthy women facing gynecologic surgery for different indication.

We will sample endometrial tissue in both groups. In the study group we additionally will sample endometriosis lesion.

The samples collected will test for histological diagnosis of endometriosis and verification tests will be done to characterize the telomeres array and telomerase levels and other characteristics for genomic instability such as spontaneous aneuploidy.

expect telomere shortening and high telomerase activity in endometrial tissue and in endometriosis tissue sample, that won't characterize samples from women without endometriosis.

Conditions

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Endometriosis

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

CASE_CONTROL

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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endometriosis

The study group will consist of women with suspected endometriosis facing surgical treatment

tissue biopsy during surgical treatment

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

The samples collected will test for histological diagnosis of endometriosis and verification tests will be done to characterize the telomeres array and telomerase levels and other characteristics for genomic instability such as spontaneous aneuploidy.

no endometriosis

The control group will consist of healthy women facing gynecologic surgery for different indication

tissue biopsy during surgical treatment

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

The samples collected will test for histological diagnosis of endometriosis and verification tests will be done to characterize the telomeres array and telomerase levels and other characteristics for genomic instability such as spontaneous aneuploidy.

Interventions

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tissue biopsy during surgical treatment

The samples collected will test for histological diagnosis of endometriosis and verification tests will be done to characterize the telomeres array and telomerase levels and other characteristics for genomic instability such as spontaneous aneuploidy.

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Other Intervention Names

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endometriosis tissue biopsy only study group endometrial tissue biopsy

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* women with suspected endometriosis facing surgical treatment

Exclusion Criteria

* no endometriosis on histology
* malignant finding on histology
Minimum Eligible Age

15 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

60 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Meir Medical Center

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Ron Schonman, DR

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

MeirMc, Israel

Locations

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OBGYN department, Meir Medical Center

Kfar Saba, Israel, Israel

Site Status

Countries

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Israel

Central Contacts

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Merav Sharvit, DR

Role: CONTACT

972-9-7472561

Facility Contacts

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Merav Sharvit, DR

Role: primary

References

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Reference Type BACKGROUND

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Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Amiel A, Gronich N, Yukla M, Suliman S, Josef G, Gaber E, Drori G, Fejgin MD, Lishner M. Random aneuploidy in neoplastic and pre-neoplastic diseases, multiple myeloma, and monoclonal gammopathy. Cancer Genet Cytogenet. 2005 Oct 1;162(1):78-81. doi: 10.1016/j.cancergencyto.2005.03.006.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Saini N, Srinivasan R, Chawla Y, Sharma S, Chakraborti A, Rajwanshi A. Telomerase activity, telomere length and human telomerase reverse transcriptase expression in hepatocellular carcinoma is independent of hepatitis virus status. Liver Int. 2009 Sep;29(8):1162-70. doi: 10.1111/j.1478-3231.2009.02082.x. Epub 2009 Jul 17.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Lehner R, Enomoto T, McGregor JA, Shroyer AL, Haugen BR, Pugazhenthi U, Shroyer KR. Quantitative analysis of telomerase hTERT mRNA and telomerase activity in endometrioid adenocarcinoma and in normal endometrium. Gynecol Oncol. 2002 Jan;84(1):120-5. doi: 10.1006/gyno.2001.6474.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 11748987 (View on PubMed)

Kim CM, Oh YJ, Cho SH, Chung DJ, Hwang JY, Park KH, Cho DJ, Choi YM, Lee BS. Increased telomerase activity and human telomerase reverse transcriptase mRNA expression in the endometrium of patients with endometriosis. Hum Reprod. 2007 Mar;22(3):843-9. doi: 10.1093/humrep/del425. Epub 2006 Oct 31.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Hapangama DK, Turner MA, Drury JA, Quenby S, Saretzki G, Martin-Ruiz C, Von Zglinicki T. Endometriosis is associated with aberrant endometrial expression of telomerase and increased telomere length. Hum Reprod. 2008 Jul;23(7):1511-9. doi: 10.1093/humrep/den172. Epub 2008 May 2.

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Halme J, Hammond MG, Hulka JF, Raj SG, Talbert LM. Retrograde menstruation in healthy women and in patients with endometriosis. Obstet Gynecol. 1984 Aug;64(2):151-4.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Other Identifiers

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MMC13186-12CTIL

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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