CompletedNot Applicable

Surgical Success After Laparoscopic vs Abdominal Hysterectomy

United States100 participantsStarted 2013-02

Plain-language summary

The purpose of the proposed pilot study is to investigate the effectiveness, cost, safety, and long-term impact on quality of life of laparoscopic hysterectomy (LH) in relation to abdominal hysterectomy (AH) for the treatment of benign gynecologic disease in women through a randomized surgical trial.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 80 Years

SexFEMALE

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Inclusion Criteria: * Women undergoing hysterectomy for benign indications within 8 weeks of enrollment * Women \>18 years of age * Non-emergent surgery * Non-pregnant Exclusion Criteria: * Candidate for vaginal hysterectomy * Uterine size \>14 weeks by clinical exam OR \>300 mL by ultrasound measurement * History of cancer of reproductive tract * Requires concomitant pelvic organ prolapse (POP) surgery * Requires surgery for urinary incontinence * Has acute angle glaucoma * Has severe cardiac/respiratory disease * Desires supracervical hysterectomy

What they're measuring

Quality of life

Timeframe: 1 year

Trial details

NCT IDNCT01793584

SponsorUniversity of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2016-12-31

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