Stiffness check could boost fibroid treatment success
NCT ID NCT04345003
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at whether measuring the stiffness of uterine fibroids can help predict how well they respond to a non-invasive treatment called MR-HIFU. Forty women with symptomatic fibroids were enrolled. The goal was to improve patient selection so that only those likely to benefit receive the treatment.
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Study facts
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- 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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40 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2020
- Finished
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Aug 2023
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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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
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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: * Woman * Aged more than 18 years * Not postmenopausal * Having one or two symptomatic fibroid with size \< 15cm. * Leiomyoma type Funaki 1 or 2 on pre-therapeutic MRI * Normal cervicovaginal smear performed within 2 years prior to inclusion * Myoma technically accessible to MR-HIFU treatment verified on pre-therapeutic MRI * SSS score on UFS-Qol ≥ 10 * Signed informed consent prior to any study related procedure * With a medical insurance Exclusion Criteria: * Contraindicated to MR examination, gadolinium contrast injection (pregnancy etc..). * Presence or suspicious of pelvic malignant tumor * Myomas causing haemorrhage (meno-metrorrhagia) associated with anemia (Hb \<10g/dl) * Pregnant or lactating woman * Small submucous myoma accessible for hysteroscopic treatment. * Active pelvic infection * Presence of calcification, surgical staples, or rigid implant in the passage of the ultrasound beamo People placed under legal protection, or participating in another research protocol including an exclusion period still in progress at pre-inclusion.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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CHU Bordeaux
Bordeaux, France
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