About this trial
To determine the quality of life following the radical excision of recto-vaginal endometriosis.
Eligibility criteria
This trial accepts healthy volunteersQualifiers
All women undergoing planned surgery for severe endometriosis with bowel involvement.
Disqualifiers
Patients who declined to complete questionnaires for whatever reason and/or have their anonymous data analysed.
Trial population
Consecutive patients who underwent surgery for endometriosis with bowel involvement.
Trial design
Cohort
Prospective
Treatments tested in this trial
Surgery for severe endometriosis
Procedure/SurgeryConsecutive patients undergoing excisional surgery for severe endometriosis with bowel involvement
Treatment groups
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
Quality of life measured using the Endometriosis Health Profile 30 (EHP-30) and EuroQol-5 dimension (EQ-5D) questionnaires.
Recruitment is continuous
Bowel symptoms measured using the Gastro-intestinal Quality of Life Index (GIQLI).
Recruitment is continuous
Dysmenorrhoea measured using a visual analogue scale (VAS).
Recruitment is continuous
Dyspareunia measured using a visual analogue scale (VAS).
Recruitment is continuous
Secondary outcomes
Quality of life measured using the EHP-30 and EQ-5D questionnaires.
Bowel symptoms were measured using GIQLI.
Dysmenorrhoea measured using a visual analogue scale.
Dyspareunia measured using a visual analogue scale.
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