Health-Related QoL Among Women Receiving Hysterectomy in NTUH

NCT00155870 | Unknown

• 1 other identifier: 9200201773
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 80
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Laparoscopic assisted vaginal hysterectomy (LAVH)has become the most prevalent operation method in woman suffering from uterine myoma or adenomyosis nowadays. The operation decisions for these women are always due to symptoms such as pain, anemia and mass effect. However, there is a lack of measurement for these symptoms and therefore highlight the need to validate these symptom by health-related quality of life (QOL) assessments. Patients usually recovered better by LAVH comparing to traditional open surgeries. However, LAVH was restricted to cases with small size uteri and most QOL reported neglected uterine weight or were based on small uteri size. We recently intervened a new surgical procedure called RULU during LAVH and thus released this limitation. This will give a more unbiased study on the effect of QOL in patients receiving LAVH. In this study, we plan to use two questionnaires: the disease specific UFS-QOL and the WHO-QOL Taiwan version questionnaires for patients receiving LAVH. Assessment will be performed before operation; and 3 days, 7 days, 3 months and 18 months after operation. From these assessments, we plan to determine which QOL variables will be useful as operation guidelines for patients suffering from leiomyoma or adenomyosis, and for the assessment of appropriates and outcomes of LAVH.

Conditions

Leiomyoma; Adenomyosis

Keywords

laparoscopic assisted vaginal hysterectomy leiomyoma; adenomyosis; quality of life

Interventions

questionnaires BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 21 Years - 80 Years
• Sex: female
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• laparoscopic assisted vaginal hysterectomy leiomyoma adenomyosis-

You may not qualify if:

• other types of operations other types of gynecological disease-

Sponsors & Collaborators

• National Taiwan University Hospital: lead

Study Sites (1)

National Taiwan University Hospital

Taipei, 10020, Taiwan

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Leiomyoma; Adenomyosis

Interventions

Surveys and Questionnaires

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Neoplasms, Muscle Tissue; Neoplasms, Connective and Soft Tissue; Neoplasms by Histologic Type; Neoplasms; Uterine Diseases; Genital Diseases, Female; Female Urogenital Diseases; Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications; Urogenital Diseases; Genital Diseases

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Data Collection; Epidemiologic Methods; Investigative Techniques; Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms; Quality of Health Care; Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation; Public Health; Environment and Public Health

Study Officials

• Torng Pao-Ling, MD, PhD

  Department of Obstetric and Gynecology, National Taiwan University Hospital

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Torng Pao-Ling, MD, PhD

CONTACT

886223123456; pltorng@ha.mc.ntu.edu.tw

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: DEFINED POPULATION
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: September 9, 2005
• First Posted: September 12, 2005
• Study Start: June 1, 2005
• Study Completion: June 1, 2005
• Last Updated: December 20, 2005

Record last verified: 2005-06

Locations

TW (1)