Endometriosis in pregnancy: new study reveals hidden dangers
NCT ID NCT02498691
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study followed over 1,400 pregnant women with endometriosis to see how the disease affects pregnancy outcomes like preterm birth. Researchers compared different types of endometriosis to understand which pose higher risks. The goal is to improve pregnancy monitoring and care for women with this condition.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help doctors better monitor pregnancies in women with endometriosis and reduce complications.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It cannot prove cause and effect, only associations.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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1,444 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2016
- Finished
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Feb 2019
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Patient major * Single Pregnancy * Patient followed before 22 SA and giving birth in the maternity ward in the study * Affiliated to health care Exclusion Criteria: * Opposition to the use of personal medical data or medical data of their child for research purposes * Pregnant women with multiple pregnancies * HIV positive women * Patients addressed in the center as part of a transfer in utero. * Women whose pregnancy is complicated by a spontaneous miscarriage before 15 weeks
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hopital Cochin
Paris, 75014, France
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