Endometriosis and Psychological Support

Scientific Institute for Research Hospitalization and Healthcare (IRCCS)

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Endometriosis

Treatments: Procedure: Intensive psychological support; Procedure: Standard psychological support

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03828591

ENDO.PS.

Details and patient eligibility

About

Endometriosis is a common disease, causing significant pain (dysmenorrhea, dysuria, dyspnea, dyspareunia, and chronic pelvic pain) and infertility, drastically reducing patients' quality of life.

Endometriosis surgery is often a stressful event for the patient. For that reason, psychological support can improve patients' general health state.

Full description

Patients with clinical and trans-vaginal / abdominal ultrasound diagnosis of endometriosis, undergoing surgery for the removal of endometriotic lesions are included in the study.

Psychological support is offered to all women one month before and one month after surgery. A group of patients will receive intensive psychological support during hospitalization.

Patients are divided into 2 groups:

Group A: patients receiving intensive psychological support during hospitalization

Group B: patients not receiving intensive psychological support during hospitalization

After surgery, patients will be included in the post-operative follow-up, as usual in the investigator's clinical practice.

Enrollment: 50 estimated patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 50 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients undergoing surgery for endometriosis
• Patients that have signed an informed consent

Exclusion criteria

• Patients with active or history of psychological/psychiatric diseases
• Patients that refuse psychological support

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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50 participants in 2 patient groups

Group A (intensive support)

Other group

Description:

Patients that receive standard and intensive psychological support during hospitalization

Treatment:

Procedure: Standard psychological support

Procedure: Intensive psychological support

Group B (standard support)

Other group

Description:

Patients that receive only standard psychological support during hospitalization

Treatment:

Procedure: Standard psychological support