The EMPOWER Study: Endometriosis Diagnosis Using MicroRNA

NCT ID: NCT04598698

Last Updated: 2024-08-30

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Total Enrollment

750 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2020-11-02

Study Completion Date

2024-12-31

Brief Summary

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Endometriosis is a complex, heterogeneous disease that may present inconsistently across women. Using disease-specific biomarkers and advanced biostatistics, DotLab is developing a biomarker test to confirm the presence of endometriosis.This is a multi-center, prospective, observational, minimal risk study in women undergoing laparoscopy, laparotomy or other pelvic surgical procedure for endometriosis, infertility or another benign gynecological indication. Participants will undergo 2 study visits for collection of blood and saliva and completion of study questionnaires.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Endometriosis

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Participant is willing and able to provide written informed consent.
2. Participant is willing and able to provide up to 50 mL of blood via venipuncture and comply with all other study and sample collection procedures.
3. Participant is a female aged 18 through 49 years (inclusive).
4. Participant is scheduled to undergo:

1. Laparotomy or laparoscopy for signs and symptoms of suspected endometriosis. This shall constitute approximately 95% of the participants enrolled.
2. Laparotomy, laparoscopy, or other procedures including, but not limited to, tubal ligation, lysis of adhesions, hysterectomy for benign condition, myomectomy, salpingo-oophorectomy, cystectomy, or diagnostic laparoscopy for indications including, but not limited to, infertility or benign gynecological indications (e.g., benign pelvic masses, infertility, abnormal uterine bleeding). This shall constitute approximately 5% of the participants enrolled.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Participant has a history of surgically determined diagnosis of endometriosis (either via visual inspection or histopathology).
2. Participant is a female in a pre-menarchal or post-menopausal state (last menstrual period at least 1 year before Screening and no other biological or physiological cause can be identified) or has been rendered surgically menopausal (bilateral oophorectomy) for at least 6 months at Screening.
3. Participant is pregnant.
4. Participant has an active malignancy.
5. Participant is known to have tested positive for human immunodeficiency virus or hepatitis A, B, or C.
6. Participant has an active pelvic infection or other infections contraindicated for surgery.
7. Participant has participated (±3 months of study enrollment) in a clinical trial where an investigational drug was or is planned to be administered.
8. Participant has any general health or behavioral condition that, in the opinion of the investigator, should exclude the participant from participation.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

49 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Dot Laboratories, Inc.

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Locations

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Stanford University Hospital

Palo Alto, California, United States

Site Status

Center for Special Minimally Invasive & Robotic Surgery

Woodside, California, United States

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Yale University

New Haven, Connecticut, United States

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Christiana Care

Newark, Delaware, United States

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RAD Fertility

Newark, Delaware, United States

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MedStar Washington Hospital Center

Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States

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University of South Florida

Tampa, Florida, United States

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Academia of Women's Health and Endoscopic Surgery

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

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Northwestern Medicine

Chicago, Illinois, United States

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NorthShore University HealthSystem

Evanston, Illinois, United States

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The Advanced Gynecologic Surgery Institute

Park Ridge, Illinois, United States

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University of Louisville Hospital

Louisville, Kentucky, United States

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Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

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Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital

New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States

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NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Medical Center

New York, New York, United States

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University Hospitals

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

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Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

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University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States

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Penn State Health

Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States

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Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

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UT Austin

Austin, Texas, United States

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Seattle Reproductive Medicine

Seattle, Washington, United States

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Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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Dot Laboratories DL-001

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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