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The Women's Health Study: From Adolescence to Adulthood

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01738204
Recruitment Status : Active, not recruiting
First Posted : November 30, 2012
Last Update Posted : July 23, 2018
Sponsor:
Collaborator:
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Marc R Laufer, Boston Children’s Hospital

Study Description
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Brief Summary:
In order to learn more about women's health issues that occur over the lifespan, the Women's Health Study: from Adolescence to Adulthood is building a biorepository and database. The biorepository collects, processes and stores samples (such as urine, saliva, blood, cells, tissue and peritoneal fluid) until they are needed for research. The database contains de-identified information about our study participants. The biorepository and database are being created to serve as a resource for researchers from Boston Children's Hospital, Brigham and Women's Hospital and outside institutions.

Condition or disease
Pelvic Pain Endometriosis Dysmenorrhea Infertility

Study Design
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Study Type : Observational
Estimated Enrollment : 2000 participants
Observational Model: Case-Control
Time Perspective: Prospective
Official Title: The Women's Health Study: From Adolescence to Adulthood Sponsored by the Boston Center for Endometriosis.
Study Start Date : November 2012
Estimated Primary Completion Date : January 2030
Estimated Study Completion Date : January 2030

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Groups and Cohorts
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Group/Cohort
Females with endometriosis
Females with a surgical diagnosis of endometriosis or who undergoing surgery for suspected endometriosis. At this time, we are only recruiting patients of Boston Children's Hospital and Brigham and Women's Hospital for this group.
Females without surgical diagnosis of endometriosis
Females do not need to be patients of Boston Children's Hospital or Brigham and Women's Hospital.


Outcome Measures
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Primary Outcome Measures :
  1. Establishing a biorepository and database [ Time Frame: next 20 years ]

Biospecimen Retention:   Samples With DNA
urine, saliva, blood, tissue, peritoneal fluid

Eligibility Criteria
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Ages Eligible for Study:   7 Years to 60 Years   (Child, Adult)
Sexes Eligible for Study:   Female
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   Yes
Sampling Method:   Non-Probability Sample
Study Population
clinic and community sample
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • female
  • at least 7 years old
  • not experiencing natural menopause

Exclusion Criteria:

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Locations
United States, Massachusetts
Boston Children's Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02115
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02115
Sponsors and Collaborators
Boston Children’s Hospital
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Investigators
Principal Investigator: Marc R Laufer, MD Boston Children’s Hospital
More Information
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Additional Information:
Women's Health Study: From Adolescence to Adulthood homepage  This link exits the ClinicalTrials.gov site

Responsible Party: Marc R Laufer, Chief, Division of Gynecology, Boston Children’s Hospital
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01738204     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: IRB-P00004267
First Posted: November 30, 2012    Key Record Dates
Last Update Posted: July 23, 2018
Last Verified: July 2018

Keywords provided by Marc R Laufer, Boston Children’s Hospital:
endometriosis
dysmenorrhea
pelvic pain
women's health
adolescence
biorepository
 observational
women
female
gynecology
fertility
infertility

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Infertility
Endometriosis
Pelvic Pain
Dysmenorrhea
Genital Diseases, Male
Genital Diseases, Female
 Pain
Neurologic Manifestations
Signs and Symptoms
Menstruation Disturbances
Pathologic Processes