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NCT Number: NCT02737553

Laparoscopic Enclosed Morcellation; Electromechanic Morcellation vs Vaginal Removal

Laparoscopic tissue removal is one of the most challenging parts for the laparoscopic surgery. For this reason, electromechanical morcellation has long been used to facilitate the tissue removal in gynecology. However, electromechanical morcellation has long been performed inside the abdomen without any containment. Therefore, this practice has recently undergone increased scrutiny because of important concerns related to tissue dissemination during intracorporeal power morcellation. Thus, the US Food and Drug Administration released a safety communication discouraging power morcellation in laparoscopic hysterectomy and myomectomy procedures in April 2014.

As a result of this serious concern, the enclosed laparoscopic power morcellation has been come into prominence in gynecological surgery. Besides the removal of the tissues through vagina with posterior colpotomy is considered an another solution for this critical problem.

In the literature the comparison for the two techniques for tissue removal is considerably scarce. Therefore researchers are aiming to prepare a trial to compare the laparoscopic enclosed electromechanical morcellation and tissue removal thorough vagina with posterior colpotomy according to surgical time, postoperative pain and postoperative sexual function.

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Key information

Conditions

Myoma Neoplasms Neoplasms by Histologic Type Neoplasms, Connective and Soft Tissue Neoplasms, Muscle Tissue

Age range

18 year–40 year

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ege University School of Medicine

Izmir, Bornova, 35100, Turkey (Türkiye)

About this study

In this study researchers aiming to compare the compare the laparoscopic enclosed electromechanical morcellation and tissue removal thorough vagina with posterior colpotomy according to surgical time, postoperative pain and postoperative sexual function.

Patients with an indication of myomectomy, between 18 to 40 years old, without prior abdominal surgery and without suspicious of malignancy will include into the study. Anticipated number of the patients will be 60. Participants will be randomized into two groups; group 1 enclosed electromechanical morcellation will be performed to remove the myoma out of the abdominal cavity; group 2 myoma will be removed through vagina with posterior colpotomy. In group 1, after extirpation of the myoma from the uterus and repair of the uterine defect, the myoma will be removed from the abdomen with an enclosed laparoscopic electromechanical morcellation with using surgical glove. In group 2, after extirpation of myoma from uterus and repair of the uterine defect, myoma will be removed through the vagina with posterior colpotomy. In this group myoma will also be removed in a enclosed fashion with using endo bag. Tissue removal time (for group 1 removal time is decided time between the insertion and removal of the morcellation, for group two removal time is decided time between start of the posterior colpotomy and end of the closure of the posterior colpotomy), postoperative time and sexual function of the patient and any of the complications will be compared. Visual pain score and female sexual function index questionnaire will be used to assess the postoperative pain and sexual function, respectively.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Myoma Uteri
  • No prior abdominal surgery

Exclusion criteria

  • Suspicious for malignancy
  • Prior abdominal surgery
  • no vaginal intercourse

Treatment and study plan

Enclosed morcellation

Procedure

After extirpation of the myoma from the uterus and repair of the uterine defect, the myoma will be removed from the abdomen with an enclosed laparoscopic electromechanical morcellation as described in the literature by Akdemir et al with using surgical glove (Akdemir A et. al, Innovative technique for enclosed morcellation using a surgical glove. Obstet Gynecol. 2015 May;125(5):1145-9. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000000823.).

vaginal morcellation

Procedure

After extirpation of myoma from uterus and repair of the uterine defect, myoma will be removed through the vagina with posterior colpotomy. In this group myoma will also be removed in a enclosed fashion with using endo bag.

Primary outcomes

  1. Operation Time

    Time frame: 1 day

    Total operation time will be compared between two groups in seconds.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Morcellation Time

    Time frame: 1 day

    After extirpation of the myoma in group 1 the fibroid was placed into the glove within the abdomen. The morcellation was accomplished within the completely enclosed glove. In Group 2, after extirpation of the myoma, it was removed through the vagina through posterior colpotomy. An endoscopic specimen bag was placed into the abdomen following the vaginal posterior colpotomy. Then, the fibroid was placed into the endoscopic bag within the abdomen. The specimen was removed with coring technique via scalpel. Posterior colpotomy incision was then sutured vaginally.

    Morcellation time is decided time between the insertion and removal of the surgical glove in group 1 and time between start of the posterior colpotomy and end of the closure of the posterior colpotomy in group 2. Tissue morcellation time compared between two groups in seconds.

Other outcomes

  1. Postoperative Pain

    Time frame: 2 day

    Postoperative pain was compared between two groups using visual analog score in 0 to 10 scale.

    Participants were assessed in terms of pain with the Visual Pain Scale (VAS). The participants were asked to rate current pain on a 10-cm visual analog scale (VAS), with 0 being no pain and 10 the worst pain imaginable 48 hours after operation.

  2. Sexual Functional Assessment

    Time frame: 3 months

    Sexual function will be assessed with using "Female Sexual Function Index questionnaire" and it will be compared between two groups.

    Participants were requested to fill FSFI (Female Sexual Function Index) forms to evaluate their sexual lives. The FSFI consists of 19 questions and is a validated questionnaire for the assessment of sexual function. The questions are grouped into the subdomains of libido, arousal, lubrication, orgasm, satisfaction, and pain. The total score is determined by summing up the subdomains scores. Higher scores reflect better sexual function; maximum score is 36 and minimum score is 0. For each subdomain, higher scores reflect better sexual function; maximum score is 6 and minimum score is 0 including pain, in which 0 reflects lots of pain and 6 reflects the absence of pain.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Ege University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Enclosed Electromechanical Morcellation and Vaginal Removal During Laparoscopic Myomectomy

Important dates

Study start
2016
Primary completion
2020
Study completion
2020
First posted
Apr 14, 2016
Registry last updated
Jan 24, 2022

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