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Education
Ongoing Gynaecology Clinical Trials
OVHIPEC-2 - stage III epithelial
ovarian cancer randomizing between
primary cytoreductive surgery with or
without hyperthermic intraperitoneal
chemotherapy (https://clinicaltrials.gov/
ct2/show/NCT03772028) – recruitment
ongoing
Menopause after Cancer (MAC) Study
– single arm phase 2 examining if the
addition of psycho-social support and
digital cognitive behavioral therapy
(CBT) for insomnia to standard non-
hormonal pharmacotherapy can
improve quality of life in woen women
with menopause and a prior cancer
diagnosis (https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/
show/NCT04766229) – recruitment
complete
COMFORT Trial – investigation of the
effectiveness of a compassion focused
therapy and breathing pattern retraining
in reducing psychological distress for
people who were diagnosed with cancer
'recurrence' since the beginning of the
COVID pandemic. (https://clinicaltrials.
gov/ct2/show/NCT05518591) –
recruitment ongoing
OASIS-4 – Placebo controlled double
blind phase 3 study examing the
effectiveness of Elinzanetant for treatment
of vasomotor symptoms caused by
anti-endocrine therapy in women with,
or at high risk for developing hormone-
receptor positive breast cancer. (https://
clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05587296)
– recruitment ongoing
Publications from UCD Obstetrics &
Gynaecology in 2024, 57 in total, are
listed in the Published Research Section
under UCD Obstetrics & Gynaecology.
Prof Fionnuala McAuliffe, UCD Full
Academid Professor of Obstetrics and
Gynaecology, Consultant Obstetrician
and GYnaecologist.
Dr Ciara McCormick, NMH Fellow in Medical Education, with her newborn baby girl Aoibh born in The NMH
during the year.
