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This study included women referred to two academic centres for the diagnosis and treatment of endometriosis (cases) and women referred to our Institutions because of routine gynaecologic consultations (controls). In this age-matched case-control study, the aimdy was to assess quality of sleep, the average daytime sleepiness and insomnia in patients with endometriosis by using three different self-reported questionnaires.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cases | Women referred to two academic centres for the diagnosis and treatment of endometriosis. |
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| Controls | Women referred to our Institutions because of routine gynaecologic consultations. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index. | Other | Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index is an effective instrument used to measure the quality and patterns of sleep of patients. It allows evaluating "poor" from "good" sleep by assessing seven domains. A total score ≤ 5 indicated good sleep quality while a total score > 5 was indicated poor sleep quality. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Quality of sleep. | Quality of sleep was assessed by using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index. | Cases were administered and fulfilled the questionnaires at the moment of being scheduled for surgery (3-4 months before the operation). Controls were administered and fulfilled the questionnaires after routine gynaecologic consultation. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Average daytime sleepiness. | Average daytime sleepiness was assessed by using the Epworth sleepiness scale. | Cases were administered and fulfilled the questionnaires at the moment of being scheduled for surgery (3-4 months before the operation). Controls were administered and fulfilled the questionnaires after routine gynaecologic consultation. |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Reproductive age Surgical and histological diagnosis of rectovaginal endometriosis
Exclusion Criteria:
Suspicion of endometriosis (based on evaluation of symptoms, gynaecological examination and transvaginal ultrasonography) History of infertility Previous diagnosis of endometriosis Gynaecological, intestinal and urological diseases causing abdominal pain (e.g. pelvic congestion syndrome, bladder pain syndrome) Severe underlying comorbidities (cardiovascular, respiratory, renal, hematological, endocrine, hepatic, gastrointestinal, neurological, or psychiatric) Pregnancy at any gestational age Suspicion or diagnosis of oncological pathology Use of gonadotropin releasing hormone analogues (GnRH-a) Restless legs syndrome Shift work Use of antiallergic drugs Narcotics Refusal or inability to sign the informed consent form or complete the study questionnaires
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In this study were recruited women referred to two academic centres for the diagnosis and treatment of endometriosis (cases) and women referred to our Institutions because of routine gynaecologic consultations (controls).
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Umberto Leone Roberti Maggiore, MD | IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria San Martino - IST Istituto Nazionale per la Ricerca sul Cancro, Genoa, Italy | Principal Investigator |
| Simone Ferrero, PhD | IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria San Martino - IST Istituto Nazionale per la Ricerca sul Cancro, Genoa, Italy | Study Director |
| Stefano Salvatore, MD | IRRCS San Raffaele Hospital and Vita-Salute San Raffaele University of Milan | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria San Martino - IST Istituto Nazionale per la Ricerca sul Cancro | Genoa | Ligury | 16122 | Italy | ||
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| Epworth sleepiness scale. | Other | Epworth sleepiness scale is an 8-item questionnaire developed to measure average daytime sleepiness. A total score ≥ 10 indicates excessive daytime sleepiness. |
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| Insomnia Severity Index. | Other | Insomnia Severity Index is a 7-item questionnaire developed to measure insomnia. A total score between 0 and 7 correspond to not clinically significant insomnia, between 8 and 14 to subthreshold insomnia, between 15 and 21 to clinical insomnia (moderate), between 22 and 28 to clinical insomnia (severe). |
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| The Endometriosis Health Profile. | Other | The Endometriosis Health Profile is a patient generated instrument that evaluates disease-specific health-related quality of life in patients with endometriosis. The questionnaire is administrable to all patients with endometriosis and it consists in 30 items divided in 5 domains (pain, control and powerlessness, emotional well-being, social support and self-image). Each scale for each domain is comprised between 0 (indicating the best health status) and 100 (indicating the worst health status). |
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| Insomnia. | Insomnia was assessed by using the Insomnia Severity Index. | Cases were administered and fulfilled the questionnaires at the moment of being scheduled for surgery (3-4 months before the operation). Controls were administered and fulfilled the questionnaires after routine gynaecologic consultation. |
| IRRCS San Raffaele Hospital and Vita-Salute San Raffaele University |
| Milan |
| Lombardy |
| 20132 |
| Italy |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D004715 | Endometriosis |
| ID | Term |
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| D005831 | Genital Diseases, Female |
| D052776 | Female Urogenital Diseases |
| D005261 | Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications |
| D000091642 | Urogenital Diseases |
| D000091662 | Genital Diseases |
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