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UnknownNCT04012034
Treatment With Radiofrequency in Patients With Chronic Pelvic Pain and History of Endometriosis
Treatment With Punction and Radiofrequency of Active Trigger Points in Patients With Pelvic Chronic Pain and History of Endometriosis
- Status
- Unknown
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 26 (actual)
- Sponsor
- Hospital Clinic of Barcelona · Academic / Other
- Sex
- Female
- Age
- 18 Years – 45 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
Managing chronic pelvic pain in patients with a past history of endometriosis might be a challenge for the gynaecologist. The objective of this study is to evaluate pelvic pain after treatment with radiofrequency in patients with chronic pelvic pain and surgery for endometriosis.
Detailed description
Patients with pelvic chronic pain and a past history of endometriosis without imaging evidence of endometriosis in the present will be enrolled in this study. The main objective of this study is to evaluate improvement of pelvic pain these patients. Moreover, quality of life and sexual function will be also assessed. Patients who are enrolled will come once a week per eight weeks to the hospital to have 30 minutes treatment with radiofrequency. They will be randomised in two groups, one receiving the radiofrequency and the other not (the device will be not give the energy). At the enrollement visit, the SF-36, VAS score, anxiety and depression tests and sexual function tests will be answered the patients. At the end of the treatment, and one month after the end, they will answer the same questionnaires.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| DEVICE | Radiofrequency A | Application of radiofrequency for 30 minutes per week during 8 weeks |
| DEVICE | Radiofrequency B | Application of radiofrequency without energy for 30 minutes per week during 8 weeks |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2019-02-21
- Primary completion
- 2022-02-01
- Completion
- 2022-05-30
- First posted
- 2019-07-09
- Last updated
- 2021-03-19
Locations
2 sites across 1 country: Spain
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT04012034. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.