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The increasing survival rate of gynaecological cancer patients highlights the need to improve their Quality of Life (QoL) after treatment. Among all QoL factors, sexuality is unfortunately often neglected, especially vaginal dryness and fibrosis/stenosis. Currently, the latter is standardly treated by vaginal dilators, which may induce pain and discomfort (1). A new possibility, already used in some centers, is the MonaLisa Touch® system, a microablative CO2 laser (2). Its efficiency to improve sexual QoL has already been demonstrated in breast cancer patients treated with chemotherapy and/or hormonotherapy and in menopausal women (3). Unfortunately, almost no study have been conducted yet for patients undergoing radiotherapy to the pelvic area to prevent vaginal morbidity. Our randomised study will explore the benefits of the MonaLisa Touch® device for the prevention of sexual adverse events induced by pelvic (chemo-) radiotherapy for pelvic cancers.
Patients will be randomly (1:1) assigned to the dilators (standard of care) or MonaLisa Touch® system (2 arms). Patients will be stratified for endometrial or cervix cancer, radiotherapy dose and techniques, menopausal status, tumor stage, chemotherapy or not, surgery or not. Patients will begin the Mona Lisa at 3 months, once per month during 6 months while the follow-up assessment will continue until 12M after end of RT treatment. Patients randomized in dilator arm will also begin 3 months post end of RT and will use them twice every 2 weeks for 12M (as standard of care).
Questionnaires (FSFI- Female Sexual Function Index [10], SHQ-22) and VHI (Vaginal Health Index [11]) will be performed before treatment, at 3, 6, 9, 12 and 15M. Partners will also be asked to fill the sexual quality of life questionnaire EORTC SHQ-22 before and after treatment.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vaginal Dilatators | Active Comparator | Use of vaginal dilatators as standard of care. |
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| MonaLisa Touch device | Experimental | Sessions with the MonaLisa Touch device |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MonaLisa Touch device | Device | sessions with intra-vaginal CO2 laster system |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Variations of the sexual function through FSFI questionnaire | Sexual QOL questionnaire | before (chemo-RT) to 15 months post (Chemo)-RT treatment |
| Variations of the sexual function through SHQ-22 questionnaire | Sexual QOL questionnaire | before (chemo-RT) to 15 months post (Chemo)-RT treatment |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Vaginal functional changes by means of VHI score | Objective assessement through vaginal tactus | 3 months to 15 months post (Chemo)-RT treatment |
| Patient complience | Percentage of patients who followed the required treatment as required. |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
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| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clémence Al Wardi, PhD | Contact | 0032 2 541 39 81 | clemence.alwardi@hubruxelles.be | |
| Imane Ahrouch, MD | Contact | imane.ahrouch@hubruxelles.be |
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Dirk Van Gestel, Pr, MD, PhD | Jules Bordet Institute | Study Director |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Institut Jules Bordet | Recruiting | Brussels | 1070 | Belgium |
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| Vaginal dilatators |
| Device |
Home use of vaginal dilatators (at least twice a week for minimum 5 minutes) |
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| 3 months to 15 months post (Chemo)-RT treatment |