Surgical check: are doctors fully removing fallopian tubes to prevent ovarian cancer?
NCT ID NCT05646680
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This completed study looked at how often fallopian tubes are completely removed when women have surgery to remove an ovary and tube (adnexectomy). The goal was to improve the surgical technique to lower the risk of ovarian cancer. 115 women participated, and researchers checked for leftover tube tissue to see if the removal was incomplete.
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 lead to a standardized surgical technique that reduces the risk of ovarian cancer by ensuring complete removal of fallopian tubes during adnexectomy.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed study focused on surgical quality, not a treatment trial. The findings may not apply to all patients or surgical settings.
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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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115 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 2022
- Finished
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Apr 2025
- 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: Patients scheduled for uni- or bilateral adnexectomy. (may be in combination with hysterectomy) AND \* competent to act on itself * dutch speaking * signed informed consent Exclusion Criteria: \* Endometrial cancer or invasive cervical cancer * radiotherapy in the pelvis in the medical history * (partial) salpingectomy * Pelvic Inflammatory Disease * Adnexectomy for gender transformation surgery if wish to preserve the ovarian tissue. * Surgery in two steps is not safe to perform * Pregnancy
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University Hospital
Ghent, 9000, Belgium
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