Other Non-FPMRS Projects Currently Recruiting New Sites

Title: Disparities in Gynecologic Surgery Training by Trainee Gender
PI: Dr. Kate Chaves at [email protected]
Mentor: Dr. Lara Harvey
Basics: In spite of the increasing female predominance of the field of obstetrics and gynecology, women remain under-represented in leadership positions and in academic medicine. We are investigating whether disparities exist at the most basic level of training – surgical volume during residency – by comparing hysterectomy volume between graduating male and female residents.
Additional Sites: pending
Status: Recruiting additional sites
Role of satellite site investigators: Serve as regional coordinators by disseminating and following up surveys to residency program directors and compiling data from their geographic region.

1. Primary outcome: Total number of hysterectomies logged during OB/GYN residency training, compared between male and female residents.
2. Secondary outcomes/aims:Number of each type of hysterectomy (i.e. abdominal, laparoscopic, and vaginal)  logged by male and female residents during residency.
3. Identify risk factors for programs with a gender disparity in surgical training.

Title: Social media use in women with pelvic pain: a multicenter patient survey
PI: Dr. Carolyn Piszczek at [email protected]
Mentor: Dr. Amanda Ecker
SAB: Drs Amanda Yunker and Matthew Siedhoff
JAB: Dr. Donna Mazloomdoost
Basics: 15-15 minute anonymous patient survey about use of social media to learn about or manage gynecologic condition associated with pain
Additional sites: OHSU, Legacy Portland OR, University of Rochester, Columbia, Scripps San Diego, Vanderbilt, Cedars Sinai, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Indiana U
Status: Data analysis completed, in manuscript submission stage
Role of satellite site investigators: get study through their local IRB, recruit and screen patients for study, data entry if paper form of survey is used

1. Primary outcome: proportion of subjects who use social media to learn about or manage their gynecologic condition that is associated with pain.

2. Secondary outcome: proportion of subjects who use the internet to learn about or manage their gynecologic condition that is associated with pain.

3. Tertiary outcomes: determine if there are associations between: 

a) degree of bother and frequency and/or duration of engagement in social networking related to their condition;

b) degree of bother and the degree to which patients engage in social networking related to their condition (with a consumer being at the lowest level of engagement and entrepreneur the highest);

c) relative trust in peers, family, and medical professionals and degree of engagement in social networking sites related to their condition.

Title: Outcomes after uterine artery embolization and other treatment modalities for uterine arteriovenous malformation
PI: Dr. Cynthia Arvizo at [email protected]
Mentor: Dr. Amanda Yunker
SAB: Dr. Amanda Yunker and Dr. Stacey Scheib
Basics: chart review of women who were treated for AVM between January 2006 and December 2013
Additional sites:  Cleveland Clinic
Status: Data analysis completed, in manuscript submission stage
Role of satellite site investigators: chart review and data entry

1. Primary outcome: risk of repeat intervention after having primary UAE vs other treatment modality for management of uterine AVM

2. Secondary outcomes:|
      Mean time to reintervention
      Pregnancy outcomes in women treated with UAE or other treatment modalitie 
      Changes in diagnostic imaging after primary treatment of AVM

Title: Essure Removal for the Treatment of Device-Attributed Symptoms: A Multi-site Prospective Cohort Study
PI: Dr. Nisse Clark at [email protected]
Mentor: Jon Einarsson MD, PhD, MPH
SAB: Amanda Yunker, DO
JAB: Patty Mattingly, MD
Basics: To prospectively assess the change in symptoms and quality of life following Essure removal for device-attributed symptoms (two surveys for patients to take – one before and one after Essure removal procedure)

Additional sites: Vanderbilt University, Penn State Health

Status:  Patient and site recruitment complete, data analysis ongoing
Role of satellite site investigators: Recruit and screen patients for study, data entry if paper form of survey is used, otherwise REDcap

1. Primary outcome: Symptom and quality of life change scores pre and post-procedure

2. Secondary outcome: Surgical outcomes

Title: Sexual function and satisfaction after hysterectomy in women who have sex with women
PI: Dr. Jessica Sisto at [email protected]
Mentor: Dr. Pedroso
SAB: Dr. Stacey Scheib
Basics: evaluate sexual function and satisfaction pre and post hysterectomy in women who have sex with women and compare to a heterosexual cohort
Additional sites: Columbia, Northwester, Virginia Mason
Status: Recruiting additional sites
Role of satellite site investigators: recruit and screen patients for study, data entry if paper form of survey is used

1. Primary outcome: To evaluate sexual function and satisfaction pre and post hysterectomy in women who have sex with women utilizing Female Sexual Function Index scores, Index of Sexual life scores, and Sexual Practice Survey and Satisfaction scores.

2. Secondary outcome: To compare to a heterosexual cohort.

3. Tertiary outcomes: Determine if the following factors affect outcome: 

a) Ovarian retention vs oophorectomy

b) Premenopausal vs postmenopausal