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Brief Title: Use of Fractional CO2 Laser Versus Erbium:YAG Laser for the Treatment of GSM in Patients Using Aromatase Inhibitors
Official Title: Use of Fractional CO2 Laser Versus Erbium:YAG Laser for the Treatment of Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause (GSM) in Patients Using Aromatase Inhibitors: Double Blinded Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial.
Study ID: NCT05713435
Brief Summary: To study the efficacy and safety of intravaginal CO2 laser versus intravaginal Er:YAG laser and sham application in alleviating genitourinary symptoms in patients receiving an aromatase inhibitor as adjuvant treatment of breast cancer
Detailed Description: The objective is to compare microablative fractional CO2 laser (CO2 laser) (SmartXide2 V2 LR, Monalisa Touch; DEKA, Florence, Italy) and non-ablative photothermal Erbium:YAG laser (Er:YAG laser) (Fotona Smooth™ XS; Fotona, Ljubljana, Slovenia) - with sham vaginal applications for treatment of vaginal dryness as the leading symptom in breast cancer patients with iatrogenic menopause and treated with an AI.
Minimum Age: 18 Years
Eligible Ages: ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Sex: FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers: No
UZ Leuven, Leuven, Flemish Brabant, Belgium
Name: Susanne Housmans, MD
Affiliation: UZ Leuven
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR