Minimally Invasive Surgery: Using Natural Orfices
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Official title
Natural Orifice Translumenal Endoscopic Surgery (NOTES): Laparoscopic Assisted Trans-Vaginal Appendectomy and Cholecystectomy
Brief summary
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This is an observational study of pain and outcomes from females undergoing transvaginal NOTES removal of their appendix or gallbladder. Female subjects who elect to have a transvaginal NOTES removal of their appendix or gallbladder and agree to be in this study (through signature on the informed consent form) will be followed per standard of care, with additional follow-up for data collection including the following: * Subjects will complete a 7 day pain/temperature log after surgery * Subjects will complete a standardized sexual function questionnaire (Female Sexual Function Index) prior to surgery and 6 months after surgery * Subjects will receive a phone call at 6 months and at 1 year after surgery to capture data related to safety, adverse events, hospitalizations and patient satisfaction Additional data related to pain and outcomes will be collected at baseline/screening and at follow-up as necessary.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT00530998
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Study type
- Observational
- Phase
- Not listed
- Enrollment
- 120 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 18 Years to 75 Years
- Sex
- Female
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.
Study timeline
- Start date
- Aug 31, 2007
- Primary completion
- Aug 31, 2019
- Completion
- Aug 31, 2019
- Last update posted
- Mar 9, 2020
2007 – 2019
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 1
- U.S. states
- 1
- U.S. cities
- 1
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of California, San Diego | San Diego | California | 92103 | — |
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- Last update posted Mar 9, 2020 · Synced Sep 6, 2026
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