{"id":59543,"date":"2025-07-30T05:08:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-30T05:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gulftimes.ae\/staffordshire-hospital-trust-to-launch-endometriosis-study\/"},"modified":"2025-07-30T05:08:00","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T05:08:00","slug":"staffordshire-hospital-trust-to-launch-endometriosis-study","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gulftimes.ae\/?p=59543","title":{"rendered":"Staffordshire hospital trust to launch endometriosis study"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<div data-component=\"byline-block\" class=\"sc-3b6b161a-0 dEGcKf\">\n<div data-testid=\"byline-new\" class=\"sc-801dd632-0 eSlECZ\">\n<div data-testid=\"byline-new-contributors\" class=\"sc-801dd632-12 jSIeFi\">\n<div class=\"sc-801dd632-5 kRoBHa\">\n<div><span class=\"sc-801dd632-7 lasLGY\">Richard Price<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>BBC News, West Midlands<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-3b6b161a-0 gyQxwn\">\n<div data-testid=\"hero-image\" class=\"sc-d1200759-1 kycbVO\"><img decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/7cf8\/live\/76468110-6c9e-11f0-9a27-87bb9aa7e3da.jpg.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/7cf8\/live\/76468110-6c9e-11f0-9a27-87bb9aa7e3da.jpg.webp 320w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/7cf8\/live\/76468110-6c9e-11f0-9a27-87bb9aa7e3da.jpg.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/7cf8\/live\/76468110-6c9e-11f0-9a27-87bb9aa7e3da.jpg.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/7cf8\/live\/76468110-6c9e-11f0-9a27-87bb9aa7e3da.jpg.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/7cf8\/live\/76468110-6c9e-11f0-9a27-87bb9aa7e3da.jpg.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/7cf8\/live\/76468110-6c9e-11f0-9a27-87bb9aa7e3da.jpg.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/7cf8\/live\/76468110-6c9e-11f0-9a27-87bb9aa7e3da.jpg.webp\" loading=\"eager\" alt=\"UHNM A group of medical staff are gathered together in hospital scrubs and are smiling at the camera.\" class=\"sc-d1200759-0 dvfjxj\"\/><span class=\"sc-d1200759-2 gwFzuU\">UHNM<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"sc-536eff7b-0 FPsqq\">Bosses say they aim to improve treatment for patients with endometriosis as a result of the study<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-3b6b161a-0 dEGcKf\">\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 hxuGS\">A Staffordshire hospital trust has been awarded \u00a3250,000 to research a new method for treating endometriosis.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 hxuGS\">University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust (UHNM) bosses said they aim to improve treatment for patients as a result of the study, which is being run in partnership with Birmingham Women&#8217;s and Children&#8217;s NHS Foundation Trust.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 hxuGS\">The two-year project will involve 70 patients recruited across the two sites.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 hxuGS\">It will compare the use of stents  &#8211; surgical tubes used to open up the body&#8217;s passageways &#8211; with a new technique of using a small catheter to insert a green dye.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-3b6b161a-0 dEGcKf\">\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 hxuGS\">Clinicians believe the new approach may significantly reduce patients&#8217; pain, surgical complications and recovery time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 hxuGS\">&#8220;This is a trial we&#8217;re passionate about because it has real potential to change how we do this surgery, both here at UHNM and internationally,&#8221; said consultant gynaecologist Gourab Misra, who is the trial&#8217;s chief investigator.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 hxuGS\">&#8220;It&#8217;s about giving our patients the best possible experience and outcomes,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 hxuGS\">Endometriosis is a common but debilitating condition where tissue similar to the womb lining grows outside the uterus, often causing severe pelvic pain and infertility.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-3b6b161a-0 dEGcKf\">\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 hxuGS\">Surgery for deep endometriosis was complex, Mr Misra said, and carried a risk of damaging the delicate tubes connecting the kidneys to the bladder.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 hxuGS\">He added that while surgeons used stents to protect the tubes, these could cause significant pain as well as bleeding and needed a second procedure to remove them.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 hxuGS\">During the trial, patients who take part will be randomly allocated either the conventional stent or the dye-based technique.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 hxuGS\">A future rollout of the trial could later see the technique adopted across the NHS and 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