Cohort Study of Risk Reducing Salpingectomy

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill18 enrolled

Overview

Women undergoing surgical sterilization will be interested in risk reducing salpingectomy, and surgeons performing the procedure will be able to successfully complete the salpingectomy.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Sterilization, Tubal Salpingectomy Ovary Prevention & Control

Interventions

SalpingectomyPROCEDURE

Traditional sterilizationPROCEDURE

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 35 YearsMax age: 60 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Women \> 35 years requesting sterilization as interval procedure OR at time of cesarean delivery * At least one living child * English or Spanish speaking * Sterilization planned as interval (laparoscopic) procedure via Family Planning Clinic services or at time of delivery * Delivery by cesarean section (planned or following labor) Exclusion Criteria: * Age \< 30 * Medical complications that increase risk for surgical bleeding (e.g. Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP); von Willebrand disease (vWD); need for prophylactic or therapeutic anticoagulation)

Locations (1)

University of North Carolina Hosptials

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Percent of women accepting RRS

Determination of patient demand/interest in pursuing RRS for sterilization during 12-month study period

Time frame: 12 months

Secondary Outcomes

Percent of women with successful RRS completion

Feasibility will be defined as number (%) of successful RRS completion when intended

Time frame: 12 months

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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