Multidisciplinary educational program to support people with endometriosis
Programme EducaTif d'Accompagnement pLuridisciplinaire Des Patientes Atteintes d'Endométriose
This program will try a nurse-led multidisciplinary educational support program to help adults with endometriosis manage chronic pelvic pain and improve quality of life.
Quick facts
| Phase | Not applicable |
|---|---|
| Study type | Interventional |
| Enrollment | 260 (estimated) |
| Ages | 18 Years and up |
| Sex | Female |
| Sponsor | Centre Hospitalier Emile Roux Academic / other |
| Locations | 2 sites (Aix-en-Provence and 1 other locations) |
| Trial ID | NCT07134023 on ClinicalTrials.gov |
What this trial studies
This interventional program delivers therapeutic patient education through a multidisciplinary team, including nurse follow-up and input from other specialists, for adults with imaging-confirmed endometriosis and chronic pelvic pain. Participants receive structured education, self-management strategies, and coordinated supportive care to address pain, sexual and emotional impacts, and daily functioning. Key exclusions include prior participation in a similar multidisciplinary program within 12 months, inability to consent, or inability to comply with follow-up at the experimental center. The intervention is delivered in person at two French centers and requires French literacy and social security affiliation.
Who should consider this trial
Good fit: Adults (≥18) with endometriosis confirmed by pelvic ultrasound or MRI who have had chronic pelvic‑perineal pain for at least three months, can read French, and have social security coverage are ideal candidates.
Not a fit: Patients who completed a similar multidisciplinary educational program in the past 12 months, who cannot legally consent, who cannot read French, or who cannot attend required in‑person follow-up are unlikely to benefit.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, the program could improve patients' pain self-management and overall quality of life while promoting more coordinated, less fragmented care.
How similar studies have performed: Therapeutic patient education and multidisciplinary approaches have been recommended for endometriosis and have produced modest improvements in pain coping and quality of life in prior studies, though large randomized evidence is limited.
Eligibility criteria
Show full inclusion / exclusion criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * Signed informed consent, * Age ≥ 18 years, * Patient diagnosed with endometriosis confirmed by pelvic ultrasound and/or MRI, * Patient experiencing chronic pelvic-perineal pain (± dysmenorrhea, dyspareunia, etc.) for at least 3 months, * Ability to read and understand French, * Affiliation with a social security system or equivalent. Exclusion Criteria: * Patient having already participated in an educational program or received multidisciplinary follow-up (involving at least 3 different healthcare professionals simultaneously within the same facility) in the past 12 months, * Patient in an emergency situation, or under legal protection measures (guardianship, curatorship, or judicial protection) and unable to give consent, * For patients at the experimental center only: inability to comply with study follow-up due to geographical, social, or psychological reasons.
Where this trial is running
Aix-en-Provence and 1 other locations
- Clinique Axium — Aix-en-Provence, France (Recruiting)
- Centre Hospitalier Emile Roux — Le Puy-en-Velay, France (Not_yet_recruiting)
Study contacts
- Study coordinator: Emilie Gadéa, PhD
- Email: petale@ch-lepuy.fr
- Phone: +33 4 71 04 35 38
How to participate
- Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
- Visit the official trial page on ClinicalTrials.gov for the most current contact information and recruitment status.
- Contact the listed study coordinator or principal investigator to request pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.