Clinical trial · Interventional
Intraoperative Carbetocin to Decrease Blood Loss During Hysteroscopic Myomectomy
Intraoperative Carbetocin to Decrease Blood Loss During Hysteroscopic Myomectomy: a Randomized Controlled Trial
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- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
Submucous myomas represent one of the main indications of operative hysteroscopy. Since 1976 when Neuwirth and Amin reported the first five cases of excision of submucous myomas , several techniques have been developed in order to render hysteroscopic myomectomy a safe and effective procedure . Hysteroscopic myomectomy is currently considered the "gold standard" minimally invasive approach for the treatment of symptomatic submucous myomas . Patients undergoing hysteroscopic myomectomy are liable to significant blood loss, and hemodynamic and hematological disturbances. Excessive bleeding during hysteroscopic myomectomy remains a major challenge for the endoscopic gynecological surgeons. Many interventions were introduced to reduce the risk of bleeding during myomectomy. These include the use of utero-tonics such as oxytocin, or the use of anti-fibrinolytics such as tranexamic acid . The potential advantage of oxytocin infusion during hysteroscopic myomectomy is that it can maintains uterine contractility throughout the procedure, and thus, reduce blood loss . Carbetocin (1-deamino-1-monocarba-(0-2-methyltyrosine)-oxytocin) is a long-acting synthetic agonist analogue of the human oxytocin. When injected to a woman, it induces uterine contractions . Although many interventions have been described to reduce the intraoperative blood loss during hysteroscopic myomectomy, there is a need for a well-designed randomized controlled trials to identify the most efficient interventions, with reasonable safety profiles, to help the perform a safe and curative surgery.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carbetocin | Drug | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Sodium chloride 0.9% | Drug | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Carbetocin group
- description
- This group will contain 20 patients having single type 0 or I submucous uterine myomas according to International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics classification system with a largest diameter ≤ 4 cm and myometrial free margin of at least 10 mm.After induction of general anesthesia, immediately before the operation, participants will receive either 1 ml of carbetocin (100 mcg/ml) IV over 1 minute.
- interventionNames
- Drug: Carbetocin
- type
- PLACEBO_COMPARATOR
- label
- • Control group
- description
- This group will contain 20 patients having single type 0 or I submucous uterine myomas according to International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics classification system with a largest diameter ≤ 4 cm and myometrial free margin of at least 10 mm.After induction of general anesthesia, immediately before the operation, participants will receive either 1 ml of sodium chloride 0.9% IV over 1 minute.
- interventionNames
- Drug: Sodium chloride 0.9%
Primary outcomes (2)
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- Female
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
- Maximum age
- 45 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Symptomatic women aged 18-45 years diagnosed by transvaginal sonography (TVS) to have single type 0 or I submucous uterine myomas according to FIGO classification system with a largest diameter ≤ 4 cm and myometrial free margin of at least 10 mm. Exclusion Criteria: * • Age \< 18 or \> 45 years. * Uterine septum or structural uterine abnormality (including multiple uterine fibroids and/or multiple submucous myomas) * Present or history of cervical or uterine malignancies. * Active pelvic infection. * Chronic medical diseases (cardiopulmonary, thromboembolic, hepatic, or renal diseases). * Bleeding disorders. * Patients receiving anticoagulant therapy. * Patients receiving gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) analogues. * History of adverse reaction contraindications for Carbetocin.
References
Publications (5)
- RESULTNeuwirth RS, Amin HK. Excision of submucus fibroids with hysteroscopic control. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1976 Sep 1;126(1):95-9. doi: 10.1016/0002-9378(76)90471-3. PMID 961753
- RESULTDi Spiezio Sardo A, Mazzon I, Bramante S, Bettocchi S, Bifulco G, Guida M, Nappi C. Hysteroscopic myomectomy: a comprehensive review of surgical techniques. Hum Reprod Update. 2008 Mar-Apr;14(2):101-19. doi: 10.1093/humupd/dmm041. Epub 2007 Dec 6. PMID 18063608
- RESULTDeutsch A, Sasaki KJ, Cholkeri-Singh A. Resectoscopic Surgery for Polyps and Myomas: A Review of the Literature. J Minim Invasive Gynecol. 2017 Nov-Dec;24(7):1104-1110. doi: 10.1016/j.jmig.2017.08.645. Epub 2017 Aug 24. PMID 28843536
- RESULTMalm M, Madsen I, Kjellstrom J. Development and stability of a heat-stable formulation of carbetocin for the prevention of postpartum haemorrhage for use in low and middle-income countries. J Pept Sci. 2018 Jun;24(6):e3082. doi: 10.1002/psc.3082. Epub 2018 Apr 27. PMID 29700898
- RESULTMunro MG, Critchley HO, Broder MS, Fraser IS; FIGO Working Group on Menstrual Disorders. FIGO classification system (PALM-COEIN) for causes of abnormal uterine bleeding in nongravid women of reproductive age. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2011 Apr;113(1):3-13. doi: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2010.11.011. Epub 2011 Feb 22. PMID 21345435