EndometriosisNCT00849173
Global Study of Women's Health
An observational study of Endometriosis and Infertility, run by Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) at 1 site in United States.
Trial summary
Endometriosis, a condition in which the lining of the uterus grows on nearby tissues, is a common condition that affects women of reproductive age worldwide. The diagnosis of endometriosis is usually made at surgery. The most common symptom is pelvic pain. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 to 45 years, women onlyHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Endometriosis, Infertility, Chronic Pelvic Pain
- How many people
- 1,459 participants
- Where
- 1 siteUnited States
- Study dates
- 17 Feb 2009to 26 Nov 2012
- Phase
- Observational
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 to 45 years
- Women only
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Adult
Who may be able to join
- A patient who meets all of the following criteria is eligible for the study:
- Premenopausal female 18 to 45 years of age
- Attending for her first diagnostic laparoscopy or for laparoscopy for tubal sterilisation
- Has no previous history of endometriosis diagnosis through surgery
Who cannot join
- A patient who meets any of the following criteria is ineligible for the study:
- Already has a surgically-confirmed diagnosis of endometriosis
- Aged less than18 or greater than 45
- Aged 18-45 but post-menopausal
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
United States1 site
National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, 9000 Rockville Pike
Bethesda, Maryland, 20892
About this study
Endometriosis, a condition in which the lining of the uterus grows on nearby tissues, is a common condition that affects women of reproductive age worldwide. The diagnosis of endometriosis is usually made at surgery. The most common symptom is pelvic pain. This pain may occur at the same time as menstrual bleeding, at other times of the cycle, or during or after sexual intercourse. Previous studies reveal the diagnosis of endometriosis is often delayed between 8 and 12 years after the first symptoms. Women with chronic pelvic pain report a lower quality of life. No studies, however, have been conducted to assess whether women with endometriosis-related pelvic pain are affected differently than those with pelvic pain from other or no identifiable causes.
This large-scale study is designed to gather prospective epidemiological data on the impact of and risk factors for endometriosis across countries worldwide. A study of this scale and scope has never been performed; it is anticipated that the study will provide novel insights into the effects of the condition and associated symptoms on women s lives across different countries, as well as explore differences in the effects of various potential risk factors.
Read more
This is an international study conducted at more than 20 sites worldwide and coordinated by Oxford University in the United Kingdom. At the National Institutes of Health, 250 premenopausal women between 18 and 45 years of age who are having their first diagnostic laparoscopy or laparoscopy for tubal sterilization will participate. None will have had a prior diagnosis of endometriosis through surgery. Women will be informed about the study when their laparoscopy is scheduled.
Procedures
- Patient completion of an online questionnaire before scheduled surgery. The following will be assessed by the questionnaire:
- Quality of life
- General gynecologic and medical history
- Family history
- General information
- Use of health care services
- Risk factors
- Surgeon completion of questionnaire about surgical findings.
- Follow-up: Women who consent will be contacted every 1 2 years.
Read the detailed description
This large-scale study is designed to gather prospective epidemiological data on the impact of and risk-factors for endometriosis across countries world-wide. A study of this scale and scope has never been performed; it is anticipated to provide novel insights into the effects of the condition and associated symptoms on women s lives across different countries, as well as explore (differences in) the effects of various potential risk-factors.
Study Design: This is a clinic-based patient survey of prospectively recruited women undergoing a laparoscopy for symptoms suggestive of endometriosis or for tubal sterilization. Descriptive, as well as nested case-control studies will be conducted using information collected from patients in the registry to investigate the impact of endometriosis and associated symptoms, and test etiological hypotheses.
Primary Outcome: The primary purpose of this survey is to collect systematic, comprehensive epidemiological information on the impact of endometriosis among women world-wide, in terms of prevalence, diagnostic delay, quality of life, economic effect indicators, health care utilization, and risk-factors.
Secondary Outcomes: A secondary purpose of the register is to provide a frame-work for future follow-up studies of women diagnosed with endometriosis, allowing the investigation of indicators of effectiveness of different treatment options; long-term quality of life issues, as well as personal and economic (productivity) costs of endometriosis. The multi-center nature of the study should allow variability of endometriosis illness outcomes and associations to be assessed across participating countries.
Statistical Methods:
Basic descriptive analyses will include prevalence estimates according to different age and demographic characteristics, across countries. The analyses of most outcomes will be conducted by comparing women with endometriosis (cases) to those without (controls), both of which will have been recruited through the same process. To avoid bias, cases will be matched to controls on characteristics such as age, country of residence and clinic attended. The analysis of the data will take into consideration this matching; in addition, adjustment for symptoms for which the laparoscopy was indicated (pelvic pain, infertility) will be included. Continuous variables and categorical variables will be analyzed with the appropriate statistical tests.
Duration of Patient Participation: Women are informed about the study at the consultation during which their laparoscopy is scheduled. If they accept to participate, they are asked to fill in an online questionnaire any time before their scheduled surgery. Unless they consent to being contacted sometime in the future for follow-up surveys, their active participation in the study ends. If they wish to participate in future surveys, they will be contacted at most every 1-2 years.
- Conditions
- Endometriosis, Infertility, Chronic Pelvic Pain, Tubal Ligation
- Keywords
- Endometriosis, Infertility, Tubal Ligation, Chronic Pelvic Pain, Quality of Life
- Medical subject headings
- Endometriosis, Infertility
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Impact of endometriosis among women worldwide
Secondary outcomes (1)
Provide a frame-work for future studies of women diagnosed with endometriosis which collect long term quality of life issues as well as personal and economic costs of endometriosis.
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted23 Feb 2009 (estimated)
- Study start17 Feb 2009
- Study completion26 Nov 2012
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for EndometriosisStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Observational
- Time perspective
- Prospective
- Enrolment
- 1,459 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
- Sponsor type
- US National Institutes of Health
- Investigators
- Pamela Stratton, M.D., Principal investigator, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT00849173
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 090085
- Other IDs
- 09-CH-0085
- Status last verified
- 26 Nov 2012
- First submitted
- 20 Feb 2009
- Last updated
- 5 Apr 2018
- Results posted
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 5 Apr 2018. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Global Study of Women's Health
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT00849173
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- 090085
- Conditions
- Endometriosis, Infertility, Chronic Pelvic Pain, Tubal Ligation
- Keywords
- Endometriosis, Infertility, Tubal Ligation, Chronic Pelvic Pain, Quality of Life
- Study type
- Observational
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 1,459 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)US National Institutes of Health
- Study start
- 17 Feb 2009
- Study completion
- 26 Nov 2012
- First posted
- 23 Feb 2009 (estimated)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
Endometriosis, a condition in which the lining of the uterus grows on nearby tissues, is a common condition that affects women of reproductive age worldwide. The diagnosis of endometriosis is usually made at surgery. The most common symptom is pelvic pain. This pain may occur at the same time as menstrual bleeding, at other times of the cycle, or during or after sexual intercourse. Previous studies reveal the diagnosis of endometriosis is often delayed between 8 and 12 years after the first symptoms. Women with chronic pelvic pain report a lower quality of life. No studies, however, have been conducted to assess whether women with endometriosis-related pelvic pain are affected differently than those with pelvic pain from other or no identifiable causes.
This large-scale study is designed to gather prospective epidemiological data on the impact of and risk factors for endometriosis across countries worldwide. A study of this scale and scope has never been performed; it is anticipated that the study will provide novel insights into the effects of the condition and associated symptoms on women s lives across different countries, as well as explore differences in the effects of various potential risk factors.
This is an international study conducted at more than 20 sites worldwide and coordinated by Oxford University in the United Kingdom. At the National Institutes of Health, 250 premenopausal women between 18 and 45 years of age who are having their first diagnostic laparoscopy or laparoscopy for tubal sterilization will participate. None will have had a prior diagnosis of endometriosis through surgery. Women will be informed about the study when their laparoscopy is scheduled.
Procedures
- Patient completion of an online questionnaire before scheduled surgery. The following will be assessed by the questionnaire:
- Quality of life
- General gynecologic and medical history
- Family history
- General information
- Use of health care services
- Risk factors
- Surgeon completion of questionnaire about surgical findings.
- Follow-up: Women who consent will be contacted every 1 2 years.
Detailed description
This large-scale study is designed to gather prospective epidemiological data on the impact of and risk-factors for endometriosis across countries world-wide. A study of this scale and scope has never been performed; it is anticipated to provide novel insights into the effects of the condition and associated symptoms on women s lives across different countries, as well as explore (differences in) the effects of various potential risk-factors.
Study Design: This is a clinic-based patient survey of prospectively recruited women undergoing a laparoscopy for symptoms suggestive of endometriosis or for tubal sterilization. Descriptive, as well as nested case-control studies will be conducted using information collected from patients in the registry to investigate the impact of endometriosis and associated symptoms, and test etiological hypotheses.
Primary Outcome: The primary purpose of this survey is to collect systematic, comprehensive epidemiological information on the impact of endometriosis among women world-wide, in terms of prevalence, diagnostic delay, quality of life, economic effect indicators, health care utilization, and risk-factors.
Secondary Outcomes: A secondary purpose of the register is to provide a frame-work for future follow-up studies of women diagnosed with endometriosis, allowing the investigation of indicators of effectiveness of different treatment options; long-term quality of life issues, as well as personal and economic (productivity) costs of endometriosis. The multi-center nature of the study should allow variability of endometriosis illness outcomes and associations to be assessed across participating countries.
Statistical Methods:
Basic descriptive analyses will include prevalence estimates according to different age and demographic characteristics, across countries. The analyses of most outcomes will be conducted by comparing women with endometriosis (cases) to those without (controls), both of which will have been recruited through the same process. To avoid bias, cases will be matched to controls on characteristics such as age, country of residence and clinic attended. The analysis of the data will take into consideration this matching; in addition, adjustment for symptoms for which the laparoscopy was indicated (pelvic pain, infertility) will be included. Continuous variables and categorical variables will be analyzed with the appropriate statistical tests.
Duration of Patient Participation: Women are informed about the study at the consultation during which their laparoscopy is scheduled. If they accept to participate, they are asked to fill in an online questionnaire any time before their scheduled surgery. Unless they consent to being contacted sometime in the future for follow-up surveys, their active participation in the study ends. If they wish to participate in future surveys, they will be contacted at most every 1-2 years.
Study design
- Time perspective
- Prospective
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 to 45 years
- Sex
- Female only
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Adult
Key inclusion criteria (4 listed)
- Premenopausal female 18 to 45 years of age
- Attending for her first diagnostic laparoscopy or for laparoscopy for tubal sterilisation
- Has no previous history of endometriosis diagnosis through surgery
Key exclusion criteria (4 listed)
- Already has a surgically-confirmed diagnosis of endometriosis
- Aged less than18 or greater than 45
- Aged 18-45 but post-menopausal
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Primary outcome
Impact of endometriosis among women worldwide
1 secondary outcome
Provide a frame-work for future studies of women diagnosed with endometriosis which collect long term quality of life issues as well as personal and economic costs of endometriosis.
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 5 Apr 2018.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Pamela Stratton, M.D. principal investigator
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
An observational study of Endometriosis and Infertility, run by Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) at 1 site in United States.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 4 inclusion and 4 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 5 Apr 2018. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Impact of endometriosis among women worldwide. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 5 Apr 2018.