Histologic Comparison of Ablative Techniques for Endometriosis - a Randomized Trial
TriHealth Inc.
Summary
To our knowledge, no other human studies directly compare the effectiveness of the various ablative technologies. We set out to design a study to directly compare ablative energy sources and evaluate their ability to destroy native endometriosis tissue in humans.
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18+ years
- Sex
- Female
- Healthy volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria: * Adult women 18 years of age or older * Already planning to undergo scheduled robotic assisted or laparoscopic excision of lesions for pelvic pain symptoms (pelvic pain, dysmenorrhea, dyspareunia, dysuria, dyschezia, ovarian pain) or endometriosis of any kind (endometriosis of any location, or endometrioma) Exclusion Criteria: * Known pregnancy at enrollment or at the time of the excision surgery
Interventions
- DeviceDiathermy
Diathermy will be used to ablate the randomized sample.
- DeviceCO2 Laser
CO2 Laser will be used to ablate the randomized sample.
- DeviceArgon Beam Coagulator
Argon Beam Coagulator will be used to ablate the randomized sample.
Location
- Good Samaritan HospitalCincinnati, Ohio