Endometrioma, Endometriosis, Endometriosis Ovary, Endometriosis, Rectum, Endometriosis-related Pain, Quality of Life
Conditions
Keywords
endometriosis, quality of life
Brief summary
There is no validated tool in quality-of-life assessment of women with endometriosis in Croatia. First aim is to validate Endometriosis Health Profile-5 (EHP-5) before implementing this questionnaire in clinical practice. After validation, we will prospectively follow women with endometriosis through whole process - pre- and postoperatively.
Detailed description
There is no validated tool in quality-of-life assessment of women with endometriosis in Croatia. First aim is to validate Endometriosis Health Profile-5 (EHP-5) before implementing this questionnaire in clinical practice. After validation, we will prospectively follow women with endometriosis through whole process - pre- and postoperatively, including comparison with rASRM and Enzian score which are already established in our Clinic. We will try to identify correlation between EHP-5 score and surgical findings and to provide better insight in quality of life consideration of women with endometriosis particularly in Croatia. Since we are tertiary referral centre with almost 250 operative procedures which include ovarian, pelvic and/or extra pelvic endometriosis, we believe that this study will bring new tool not only for preoperative assessment but postoperative surveillance.
Interventions
PROCEDURESurgically treated women with endometriosis and confirmed diagnosis
Women with indication for surgery or diagnostic laparoscopy will be enrolled in study.
Sponsors
University of Zagreb
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
18 Years to 50 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* aged between 18 and 50 years; symptoms of endometriosis (pelvic pain, dyspareunia, dysmenorrhea) for at least 6 months or previously verified primary sterility; pathohistological confirmation of diagnosis after surgical treatment or indicated diagnostic laparoscopy; fluent and literate in Croatian language; ability to independently understand the questions in the questionnaires
Exclusion criteria
* pregnant women; cognitive impairment or intellectual disability; neurological disorders (e.g. epilepsy, Parkinson disease, multiple sclerosis, cerebrovascular insult); lack of independent mobility and polytraumatic patients; diagnosed vulvodynia and active vulvovaginitis; ongoing urinary tract infection; any form of prior conservative and/or surgical treatment for endometriosis; lack of informed consent
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| EHP-5 score can predict extent of surgical procedure | Intraoperative time | Bigger overall EHP-5 score will be successful predictor of required surgical intervention |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| EHP-5 score in postoperative surveillance | Postoperative routine surveillance at two different time points - 6 weeks and 6 months after operation | We assume that EHP-5 score can be used as a postoperative surveillance indicator |
Countries
Croatia
Contacts
Primary ContactMislav Mikuš, MD
Outcome results
None listed