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Hysteroscopy in Chronic Anovulation

NCT03545945 · Status: WITHDRAWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL

Last updated 2021-06-18

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Patients with chronic anovulation presenting to the IVF clinic for subfertility treatment are at increased risk of endometrial hyperplasia and carcinoma.They are often subjected to endometrial biopsy to rule out any underlying changes such as endometrial hyperplasia or carcinoma before commencing any further treatment. Literature shows that these group of patients have higher possibility of having underlying uterine abnormality (uterine polyp, fibroid, septum, or adhesion) and if we perform only endometrial biopsy, these structural abnormalities will remain undetected. And presence of uterine abnormalities lead to difficulty in implantation, which eventually leads to lower success rate of infertility treatment.

WE propose that performing simultaneous office hysteroscopy followed by endometrial biopsy in such patients will lead to higher detection of uterine structural abnormalities and obtaining endometrial tissue to rule out hyperplasia or carcinoma. The concern for clinicians at times is that performing both the procedures together will lead to higher pain perception during the procedure. But with the introduction of flexible hysteroscope which has a diameter of 3.5 mm we hypothesize that the pain of performing office hysteroscopy with endometrial biopsy and performing endometrial biopsy alone will be equivalent. Meanwhile, hysteroscopy will lead lead to detection of underlying uterine pathology and help us in taking directed biopsies.

Conditions

  • Chronic Anovulation

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Additional office hysteroscopy

Patients in the study arm will undergo diagnostic office hysteroscopy where they look for any underlying polyp, fibroids or uterine anomaly in addition to endometrial biopsy.

PROCEDURE

Endometrial biopsy

Patients randomized to endometrial biopsy only group will be prepped with betadine solution and local anesthesia in the form of lidocaine gel placed in the external cervical canal and biopsy will be performed using a Pipelle catheter.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of South Florida

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
45 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-09-01
Primary Completion
2020-12-31
Completion
2021-03-01

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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