The importance of nerve fibers and macrophage cell count in the diagnosis of endometriosis

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12611001227987

Enrollment

Registered

2011-11-30

Start date

2006-10-06

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

The aim of the study is to determine whether the detection of nerve fibers and increased number of macrophage cells in the layer of endometrium can be used in the diagnosis of endometriosis

Interventions

Endometrial nerve fibers and macrophage cell count using endometrial biopsy. Just before the patient's planned operation starts, endometrial biopsies are taken. This is done with the help of an endometrial sampling cannula. This procedure is done only once and after the induction of anesthesia and takes approximately 5 minutes. Also some patients who are previously operated and have endometrial samples kept in the pathology lab are involved in the study.

Study design

Allocation

Non-randomised trial

Intervention model

Parallel

Primary purpose

Diagnosis

Masking

Blinded (masking used)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

24 Years to 47 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Cystoma ovarii, chronic pelvic pain, infertility, myoma uteri, tubal ligation,

Exclusion criteria

Malignancy, adenomyosis

Outcome results