ENDS (ENDometriosis & FuSobacterium) Unveiling the Contribution of Fusobacterium Infection to the Development of Endometriosis

NCT ID: NCT06368596

Last Updated: 2024-04-16

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

845 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2024-04-30

Study Completion Date

2025-10-31

Brief Summary

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This will be a clinical interventional longitudinal study, without pharmacological intervention/device evaluation.

A control group would however be recruited for secondary objective 1 and 2.

The study is classified as interventional, as Fusobacterium detection is not part of the routine management of these patients; from the patients' point of view, participation in the study will involve the execution of additional vaginal and cervical swabs as additional procedure, while the endometrial biopsy will not represent an additional examination, as the study will include only patients for whom this examination is expected as per normal clinical practice.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Endometriosis

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

DIAGNOSTIC

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Study arm

Patients in reproductive age, who will undergo elective surgery for endometriosis.

Group Type OTHER

Fusobacterium detection

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

One vaginal and one cervical swab will be collected from participants (both cases and controls) before surgery.

During surgical intervention, routine biopsies of the endometriotic tissue will be done for all endometriosis types; further, small biopsies of apparently healthy endometrial tissue and of healthy peritoneum will be done, as per routine procedure.

In the control group routine biopsies needed for the specific condition and small biopsies of endometrial tissue will be carried out.

During these routine biopsies, a small additional quantity of tissue will be taken, which will be analyzed for the search for Fusobacterium.

Control arm

Women in reproductive age, without endometriosis, as control group for secondary objective 1 and 2.

Group Type OTHER

Fusobacterium detection

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

One vaginal and one cervical swab will be collected from participants (both cases and controls) before surgery.

During surgical intervention, routine biopsies of the endometriotic tissue will be done for all endometriosis types; further, small biopsies of apparently healthy endometrial tissue and of healthy peritoneum will be done, as per routine procedure.

In the control group routine biopsies needed for the specific condition and small biopsies of endometrial tissue will be carried out.

During these routine biopsies, a small additional quantity of tissue will be taken, which will be analyzed for the search for Fusobacterium.

Interventions

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Fusobacterium detection

One vaginal and one cervical swab will be collected from participants (both cases and controls) before surgery.

During surgical intervention, routine biopsies of the endometriotic tissue will be done for all endometriosis types; further, small biopsies of apparently healthy endometrial tissue and of healthy peritoneum will be done, as per routine procedure.

In the control group routine biopsies needed for the specific condition and small biopsies of endometrial tissue will be carried out.

During these routine biopsies, a small additional quantity of tissue will be taken, which will be analyzed for the search for Fusobacterium.

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Age ≥ 18 years;
* endometriosis with clinical indication for either hysteroscopy or hysterectomy;
* signed informed consent to study participation and to personal data's treatment.


* need of elective gynecological surgery for causes other than endometriosis and malignancies;
* indication for hysteroscopy with endometrial biopsy;
* signed informed consent to study participation and to personal data's treatment.

Exclusion Criteria

* lack of signed informed consent;
* Menopause
* antibiotic therapy in the 30 days before samples collection (including vaginal and cervical swab).
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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IRCCS Sacro Cuore Don Calabria di Negrar

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Locations

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IRCCS Sacro Cuore Don Calabria di Negrar

Negrar, Verona, Italy

Site Status

Countries

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Italy

Central Contacts

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Elvia Malo

Role: CONTACT

+390456014854

Facility Contacts

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Marcello Ceccaroni, Doctor

Role: primary

Role: backup

0456013111

Other Identifiers

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2024-04

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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