vNOTES in Elective Bilateral Salpingectomy for Sterilization

Sehit Prof. Dr. Ilhan Varank Sancaktepe Training and Research Hospital98 enrolled

Overview

Objective: To compare the vNOTES approach versus conventional laparoscopic approach to be used in elective bilateral salpingectomy for sterilisation as an opportunistic cancer prevention strategy. Study design: Prospective cohort, two-centred trial. Study population: All women aged over 18 who are planned to undergo for definitive surgical sterilisation regardless of parity with a non-prolapsed uterus. Primary outcomes: (1) Patient satisfaction (at 1st week and 1st month of the surgery) measured by The Patient Global Imression of Improvement (PGI-I), (2) Postoperative early pain (Visual Analog Score (VAS) at 6th and 24th hours of the surgery). Secondary outcomes: (1) Conversion to laparoscopy or laparotomy, (2) duration of the procedure, (3)total amount of analgesics used, (4) New-onset dyspareunia at first coitus measured by the Pain subdomain of Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI), (5) intraoperative complications, (6) postoperative complications

Women who are indicated or seek for surgical sterilisation are routinely offered salpingectomy rather than tubal ligation for cancer prevention purposes as a local protocol. Those patients will be offered for vNOTES approach after detailed patient counselling and will be enrolled to the study upon acceptation.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Sterility, Female

Interventions

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 50 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Women aged over 18 years regardless of parity with a non-prolapsed uterus * Patients who are indicated or seek for definitive surgical sterilisation * Patients who prefers salpingectomy over tubal ligation after considering its possible cancer prevention effect * Written informed consent obtained prior to surgery Exclusion Criteria: * Any malignancy * Suspected rectovaginal endometriosis * History of pelvic inflammatory disease, pouch of Douglas abscess * Being Virgo or Pregnant * Failure to provide written informed consent prior to surgery

Locations (2)

Bakirkoy Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital

Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye)

Sehit Prof Dr Ilhan Varank Training and Research Hospital

Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Patient satisfaction at first week

Patient satisfaction will be measured with Patient Global Impression of Improvement (PGI-I). It is scored as: Very much better (1), Much better (2), A little better (3), No change (4), A little worse (5), Much worse (6), Very much worse (7). Patient reported as Very much better or much better will be regarded as satisfied.

Time frame: The first week after the surgical procedure

Patient satisfaction at first month

Time frame: The first month after the surgical procedure

Postoperative pain at 6th hours

Postoperative pain scores will be measured with using Visual Analogue Score (VAS) as self-reported by the participating women. The VAS scores range from 0= no pain to 10= worst imaginable pain.

Time frame: At the 6th hours after the surgical procedure

Postoperative pain at 24th hours

Postoperative pain scores will be measured with using Visual Analogue Score (VAS) as self-reported by the participating women. The VAS scores range from 0= no pain to 10= worst imaginable pain.

Time frame: At the 24th hours after the surgical procedure

Secondary Outcomes

Dyspareunia

Subjective Success - Change from baseline Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) to measure sexual dysfunction at first month. Validated into Turkish language form will be used to compare preoperative and postoperative period. The FSFI is a multiple-trait scoring, self-report document used to assess female sexual function. It consists of 19 items that encompass six separate domains: desire, arousal, lubrication, orgasm, satisfaction, and pain. The maximum score is 36 points and the minimum score is 2 points. Only pain subdomain will be used for research purposes.

Time frame: At 1st month after the surgical procedure

Duration of the surgical procedure

Duration of the surgery will be measured in minutes, in between the first vaginal/abdominal incision and vaginal/abdominal wound closure.

Time frame: Intraoperative

Conversion

Conversion to laparoscopy or laparotomy will be noted.

Time frame: Intraoperative

Need of Analgesics

Patients will not be routinely offered additional analgesics and the need of additional analgesics will be noted if patient desires for.

Time frame: Postoperative, 24 hours

Intraoperative complications

Any minor and major (e.g., bowel injury, bleeding\>300cc, major vessel injury) complications that occur during the surgery

Time frame: Intraoperative

Postoperative complications

Any minor and major complications (e.g., bowel injury, haematoma, infection, dyspareunia, vaginal pain, sexual discomfort) that occur in the first month of the surgery.

Time frame: Postoperative, in the first month of the surgery