Hysterectomy and Levonorgestrel Releasing Intrauterine System (LNG-IUS) in the Treatment of Menorrhagia
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2008-10-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
A randomised study including 236 women referred for essential menorrhagia to five university
hospitals in Finland was conducted to compare the cost-effectiveness and the quality of life
issues in the treatment of menorrhagia.Participants were randomly assigned to treatment with
LNG-IUS (n=119), or hysterectomy (n=117), and were monitored for ten years. The primary
outcome measures were health related quality of life (HRQoL), other measures of psychosocial
well-being (anxiety, depression, sexual functioning), and costs.
Phase:
Phase 3
Details
Lead Sponsor:
Helsinki University University of Helsinki
Collaborators:
Tampere University University of Eastern Finland University of Oulu University of Tampere University of Turku