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ArticleAmerican journal of obstetrics and gynecology2025

To err is human: lessons from prolapse studies to identify and strategies to reduce data errors.

Deborah Myers, Adrienne Werth, Ryan Whitworth, Shawn Menefee, Anthony Visco, Uduak Umoh Andy, David Rahn, Isuzu Meyer, Halina M Zyczynski, Donna Mazloomdoost and 1 more

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Article in American journal of obstetrics and gynecology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Deborah MyersThe Division of Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Brown University, Providence, RI. Electronic address: Debmeilun@gmail.com.
Adrienne WerthDivision of Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.
Ryan WhitworthRTI International, Research Triangle Park, NC.
Shawn MenefeeDivision of Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaiser Permanente San Diego, San Diego, CA.
Anthony ViscoDivision of Urogynecology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC.
Uduak Umoh AndyDivision of Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.
David RahnDivision of Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX.
Isuzu MeyerDivision of Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL.
Halina M ZyczynskiDivision of Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, University of Pittsburgh and Magee-Womens Research Institute, Pittsburgh, PA.
Donna MazloomdoostEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD.
NICHD Pelvic Floor Disorders Network and the NIH Office of Research on Women's Health

Funding

Pelvic Floor Disorders Network Data Coordinating Center Administrative Supplement: ODSS CDE FundingU24HD069031 · NICHD · RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE · PI MARIE G GANTZ · 2016 to 2026
$35.8M
Brown/WIH Pelvic Floor Disorders Network Site (UG1)UG1HD069013 · NICHD · WOMEN AND INFANTS HOSPITAL-RHODE ISLAND · PI Vivian W Sung · 2016 to 2026
$3.1M
Pelvic Floor Disorders Network 2021UG1HD054241 · NICHD · UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER · PI David Dwight Rahn · 2016 to 2026
$3.0M
Pelvic Floor Disorders Network Clinical Sites (UG1)UG1HD069010 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI Heidi S Harvie · 2016 to 2026
$3.0M
Pelvic Floor Disorders Network Clinical Site Application: The San Diego PelvicFloor ConsortiumUG1HD054214 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI EMILY S. LUKACZ, Shawn A Menefee · 2016 to 2026
$2.9M
Duke University Medical Center (DUMC) Pelvic Floor Disorders Network (PFDN) Clinical SiteUG1HD041267 · NICHD · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI NAZEMA Y SIDDIQUI · 2016 to 2026
$2.8M
NICHD NIH HHS U24 HD069031NICHD NIH HHS UG1 HD041267NICHD NIH HHS UG1 HD054214NICHD NIH HHS UG1 HD054241NICHD NIH HHS UG1 HD069010NICHD NIH HHS UG1 HD069013
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThe aim of this manuscript is to describe the quality improvement auditing process developed by the Pelvic Floor Disorders Network of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development for assessing the primary outcome of pelvic organ prolapse quantification measurements in their prolapse research trials and provide the reader with the most iterative pelvic organ prolapse quantification form.

methodsWe reviewed the Pelvic Floor Disorders Network steering committee minutes, data coordinating center audit reports, and the case report forms for studies related to prolapse and summarized findings.

resultsErrors found were related to data entry and documentation of pelvic organ prolapse quantification data with sign errors and inaccurate Ba/Bp point assessments being most common. Quality tools implemented included improved case report forms and staff education to prevent errors, internal/central data audits with an electronic data monitoring system, clinical review for plausibility, and protocols to oversee source changes.

conclusionThis manuscript provides a framework of quality tools not only for best practices in data collection and quality improvement in prolapse research but also for primary outcomes of any research trial.

Indexed as

Data AccuracyData CollectionPelvic Organ ProlapseQuality ImprovementFemaleHumansPOP-Qprolapsequality improvementresearch

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PMID40848836
PMCPMC12645224

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