Hand-assisted Laparoscopic Surgery (HALS) for Myomectomy

Uterine Myomas Clinical Trial

Official title: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Hand-assisted Laparoscopic Myomectomy Versus Abdominal Myomectomy: Surgical Outcomes and Patient Satisfactions

Status Terminated

Clinical Trial Summary

The aim of this study was to evaluate the feasibility and usefulness of Hand-assisted laparoscopic surgery (HALS) for myomectomy, and compare it with the open approach in myomectomy.

Clinical Trial Description

Uterine myomas are the most common benign tumor of the female genital tract and the leading indication for hysterectomy. Despite the fact that laparoscopic myomectomy is becoming increasingly popular, laparoscopic myomectomy remains underutilized because of inherit limitations. The limitations include technical challenges such as dissection of the myoma from its bed using the correct plane or multilayer closure of the myoma bed and the concern about the strength of the suturing and the subsequent risk of uterine rupture. As a result, laparoscopic myomectomy is currently performed only by expert surgeons.

Hand-assisted laparoscopic surgery (HALS) is a unique surgical approach that may overcome the limitations of pure laparoscopic surgery. HALS is not only less invasive than open surgery but also causes less technical challenges than laparoscopic surgery based on its manual nature and ability to use retractors. In gynecologic field, HALS has also been employed in ovarian cancers and large ovarian tumors.

In theory, HALS seems appropriate procedure, similar to the open approach, for patients with multiple or huge myomas. To date, no report has evaluated the feasibility and usefulness of HALS compared with open surgery (OS). ;

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Leiomyoma
• Uterine Myomas

• NCT number: NCT01858454
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: CHA University
• Status: Terminated
• Phase: Phase 3
• Start date: March 2013
• Completion date: April 2015