Clinical trial · Interventional
Transverse vs Longitudinal Incision in Myomectomy
Transverse Versus Longitudinal Uterine Incision in Abdominal Myomectomy
NCT03009812CI-TRIAL-00038001completedN/AClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
The Aim of the study is to compare between transverse and longitudinal uterine incision in abdominal myomectomy regarding intraoperative blood loss.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Myoma;Uterus | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Longitudinal uterine incision | Procedure | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Transverse uterine incision | Procedure | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- Group 1
- description
- 26 subjects who are planned for transverse uterine incision
- interventionNames
- Procedure: Transverse uterine incision
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- Group 2
- description
- 26 subjects who are planned for longitudinal uterine incision
- interventionNames
- Procedure: Longitudinal uterine incision
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Intraoperative blood loss
- timeFrame
- 1 year
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- Female
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
- Maximum age
- 45 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Inclusion criteria for myomectomy as; abnormal uterine, pressure related symptoms, infertility and recurrent pregnancy loss in patients between 18 and 45 years old 2. Single myoma. 3. Women with BMI between 18.5-29.9 kg/m2. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Pregnancy. 2. Patients with bleeding tendency 3. Previous laparotomies. 4. Patients with concomitant pelvic pathologies, such as ovarian cysts.
References
Publications (1)
- DERIVEDElguindy A, Hemeda H, Shawky ME, Elsenity M, Elsayed MA, Fahim A, Afifi K, Nawara M. Blood loss from transverse versus longitudinal uterine incision in abdominal myomectomy: a randomized controlled trial. BMC Womens Health. 2020 Dec 28;20(1):259. doi: 10.1186/s12905-020-01113-3. PMID 33357218