About this trial

To our knowledge, no other human studies directly compare the effectiveness of the various ablative technologies. We set out to design a study to directly compare ablative energy sources and evaluate their ability to destroy native endometriosis tissue in humans.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Adult women 18 years of age or older

Already planning to undergo scheduled robotic assisted or laparoscopic excision of lesions for pelvic pain symptoms (pelvic pain, dysmenorrhea, dyspareunia, dysuria, dyschezia, ovarian pain) or endometriosis of any kind (endometriosis of any location, or endometrioma)

Disqualifiers

Known pregnancy at enrollment or at the time of the excision surgery

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Diathermy
  • CO2 Laser
  • Argon Beam Coagulator

Treatment groups

141 Participants
are divided into 3 treatment groups

Locations

1
Good Samaritan Hospital45220, CincinnatiOhio, United States

Sponsors and collaborators

TriHealth Inc.

Lead sponsor