FibroidOptions.com - Uterine fibroids specialists, Georgetown University Hospital
Title
Uterine Fibroid Embolization - Georgetown Univ. Medical Center
Description
The Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology Research and Education Foundation (CIRREF) and the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR), in cooperation with the Duke Clinical Research Institute (DCRI), have established the Uterine Artery Embolization (UAE) Fibroid Registry for Outcomes Data (FIBROID). The registry brings together a tremendous depth of scientific and technical resources through the collaborative efforts and support of a professional medical society, academic research organization, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), industry and consumers.
The purpose of the FIBROID Registry is to assess the procedure's durability, impact on fertility and quality-of-life, and to obtain data which will allow researchers to compare UAE to other fibroid therapies. This goal will be achieved by capturing a concise set of baseline, short and long term functional and clinical outcome data for patients undergoing UAE. Secondary objectives of this study include: measuring the number of patients undergoing UAE; assessing and benchmarking clinical practice patterns (patient selection, technique, use of procedure across country); and collecting and quantifying resource utilization of patients undergoing UAE.
The registry is open to all SIR members performing UAE who have Internet access. It is estimated that the registry will collect baseline data on approximately 2500 patients per year with longitudinal follow-up on 900 patients per year. Consecutive patients undergoing UAE for uterine fibroids at participating sites will be approached by the treating interventional radiologist for consent for inclusion into the registry. Patient characteristics, procedural data, in-hospital events, and post-discharge events (to 30 days) will be collected on all patients. Data will be entered by site personnel onto web-based data forms and submitted to the registry blinded as to patient identifying information.
Contact
- Georgetown University Medical Center Dept. of Radiology
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- Washington DC
- United States 20007-2197
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- (202) 444-3450
