Comparing Intra Uterine Synechiae Occurence Using Bipolar Energy Compared With Monopolar Energy in Myoma Resection on Women Having Menorraghia and/or Infertility

NCT ID: NCT02661087

Last Updated: 2020-08-07

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

WITHDRAWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2017-03-14

Study Completion Date

2019-12-03

Brief Summary

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Since the development in the last few years of the bipolar energy in the surgery by hysteroscopy, the hysteroscopic treatment of the submucosal uterine myoma can be performed by use of either monopolar or bipolar current.

It seems that the use of the bipolar energy decreases the rate of adhesions but prospective data on the adhesion rate and fertility after the use of bipolar energy during the surgery are poor, and there is currently no recommendation as to the choice of technique to use. The main purpose of this study is to compare the rate of uterine adhesions six weeks after the surgical hysteroscopic treatment of uterine submucosal myoma, by using monopolar or bipolar energy. The pregnancy and spontaneous miscarriage rate will also be evaluated.

Detailed Description

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Uterine fibroids are detected in many cases of excessive bleeding or consultation for primary or secondary infertility. When they are of the submucosal type, they require a surgical treatment by hysteroscopy. The hysteroscopic resection of submucosal fibroids described by Neuwirth and Amin in 1976 allowed to reduce the morbidity, the length of hospital stay and the cost of the therapeutic treatment, with a satisfactory rate of functional successes.

The surgical hysteroscopic treatment of symptomatic submucosal myoma was performed initially by a monopolar endoscopic resection. This required a resection using glycine as a distension medium, essential for the conduction of monopolar current.

Complications proper to the monopolar resection have been described and are now well known. The first specific complication is the TURP syndrome, linked to the reabsorption of the glycine byproducts of the distensium medium. It can cause hyponatremia and lead to a cerebral edema. This complication can be prevented by limiting the duration of the intervention to 45 minutes and constantly monitoring the input-output balance.

The second specific complication is related to the diffusion of heat that can damage to surrounding healthy tissue and increase the risk of uterine adhesions. These adhesions are the source of menstrual disorders like hypomenorrhea or amenorrhea, infertility or a recurrent miscarriages.

For over 20 years, several approaches have been proposed to reduce the occurrence of postoperative adhesions. However, their results are either not convincing, either in need of confirmation.

Since several years, the use of the bipolar energy for hysteroscopic resection has been developped.The advantage of this technique is to avoid glycine as distension medium and use saline instead, hereby significantly reducing the risk of hyponatremia. It especially gives a smaller heat diffusion, hereby limiting the damage to the healthy tissues nearby.

Although hysteroscopic bipolar resection of submucosal fibroids is now a routine technique, there are to this date no studies in the literature comparing the use of monopolar and bipolar energy in the hysteroscopic myomectomy.

The main objective of this study is to compare the rate of adhesions after resection of uterine myomas, with the use of bipolar versus monopolar current. The secondary objective is to evaluate the impact on subsequent fertility through the number of pregnancies and miscarriages.

Conditions

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Symptomatic Submucosal Myoma

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

Study Groups

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Bipolar energy

Hysteroscopic resection of symptomatic sub mucosal myomas with the use of bipolar energy

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Hysteroscopic resection with bipolar energy

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Hysteroscopic resection with bipolar energy

Monopolar energy

Hysteroscopic resection of symptomatic sub mucosal myomas with the use of monopolar energy

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Hysteroscopic resection with monopolar energy

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Hysteroscopic resection with monopolar energy

Interventions

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Hysteroscopic resection with bipolar energy

Hysteroscopic resection with bipolar energy

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Hysteroscopic resection with monopolar energy

Hysteroscopic resection with monopolar energy

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Symptomatic (menorrhagia or primary/secondary infertility) with pregnancy wishes
* One submucosal myoma, type 0 to Type II, accessible to a hysteroscopic surgery

Exclusion Criteria

* Several submucosal myomas
* Pregnant woman
* Patient under anticoagulating treatment (anti-vitamin K-type)
* Patient with a malignant endometrial pathology
* Patient having one or more endo-uterine synechiae
* Myoma larger than 5 cm
* Uterine malformation
* Active infection, not healed
* Refusal to participate in the Protocol
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

42 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Brugmann University Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Andre Nazac

Head of Clinic

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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André Nazac, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

CHU Brugmann

Locations

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CHU Brugmann

Brussels, , Belgium

Site Status

CHU Bicêtre, Kremlin Bicêtre

Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, , France

Site Status

Countries

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Belgium France

References

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Neuwirth RS, Amin HK. Excision of submucus fibroids with hysteroscopic control. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1976 Sep 1;126(1):95-9. doi: 10.1016/0002-9378(76)90471-3.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 961753 (View on PubMed)

Valle RF, Sciarra JJ. Intrauterine adhesions: hysteroscopic diagnosis, classification, treatment, and reproductive outcome. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1988 Jun;158(6 Pt 1):1459-70. doi: 10.1016/0002-9378(88)90382-1.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 3381869 (View on PubMed)

Jewelewicz R, Khalaf S, Neuwirth RS, Vande Wiele RL. Obstetric complications after treatment of intrauterine synechiae (Asherman's syndrome). Obstet Gynecol. 1976 Jun;47(6):701-5.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 934560 (View on PubMed)

Taskin O, Sadik S, Onoglu A, Gokdeniz R, Erturan E, Burak F, Wheeler JM. Role of endometrial suppression on the frequency of intrauterine adhesions after resectoscopic surgery. J Am Assoc Gynecol Laparosc. 2000 Aug;7(3):351-4. doi: 10.1016/s1074-3804(05)60478-1.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 10924629 (View on PubMed)

Acunzo G, Guida M, Pellicano M, Tommaselli GA, Di Spiezio Sardo A, Bifulco G, Cirillo D, Taylor A, Nappi C. Effectiveness of auto-cross-linked hyaluronic acid gel in the prevention of intrauterine adhesions after hysteroscopic adhesiolysis: a prospective, randomized, controlled study. Hum Reprod. 2003 Sep;18(9):1918-21. doi: 10.1093/humrep/deg368.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 12923149 (View on PubMed)

Guida M, Acunzo G, Di Spiezio Sardo A, Bifulco G, Piccoli R, Pellicano M, Cerrota G, Cirillo D, Nappi C. Effectiveness of auto-crosslinked hyaluronic acid gel in the prevention of intrauterine adhesions after hysteroscopic surgery: a prospective, randomized, controlled study. Hum Reprod. 2004 Jun;19(6):1461-4. doi: 10.1093/humrep/deh238. Epub 2004 Apr 22.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 15105384 (View on PubMed)

Vilos GA, Abu-Rafea B. New developments in ambulatory hysteroscopic surgery. Best Pract Res Clin Obstet Gynaecol. 2005 Aug;19(5):727-42. doi: 10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2005.06.012. Epub 2005 Aug 26.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 16126460 (View on PubMed)

Touboul C, Fernandez H, Deffieux X, Berry R, Frydman R, Gervaise A. Uterine synechiae after bipolar hysteroscopic resection of submucosal myomas in patients with infertility. Fertil Steril. 2009 Nov;92(5):1690-3. doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.08.108. Epub 2008 Oct 19.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 18937941 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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CHUB-Monobisy

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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