Stephen B. McMahon

observational 2023

Comprehensive quantitative sensory testing shows altered sensory function in women with chronic pelvic pain: results from the Translational Research in Pelvic Pain (TRiPP) Study

Pain ·doi:10.1097/j.pain.0000000000002955

Chronic pelvic pain (CPP), despite its high prevalence, is still relatively poorly understood mechanistically. This study, as part of the Translational Research in Pelvic Pain (TRiPP) project, has used a full quantitative sensory testing (Q…

other 2022

Deep phenotyping of women with endometriosis-associated pain and bladder pain syndrome: the TRiPP (Translational Research in Pelvic Pain) study protocol

·doi:10.1101/2022.05.16.22274828

Abstract Objectives Chronic pelvic pain is common, poorly understood, and many women suffer for years without proper diagnosis and effective treatment. The Translational Research in Pelvic Pain (TRiPP) project takes a phenotyping approach, …

review 2021

Preclinical models of endometriosis and interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome: an Innovative Medicines Initiative-PainCare initiative to improve their value for translational research in pelvic pain

Pain ·doi:10.1097/j.pain.0000000000002248

Endometriosis (ENDO) and interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome (IC/BPS) are chronic pain conditions for which better treatments are urgently needed. Development of new therapies with proven clinical benefit has been slow. We have cond…

other 2019

Prospective comparative study of the effects of lidocaine on urodynamic and sensory parameters in bladder pain syndrome

International urogynecology journal ·doi:10.1007/s00192-019-03892-2

INTRODUCTION AND HYPOTHESIS: Intravesically administered lidocaine is used in patients with bladder pain syndrome (BPS) to test the hypothesis that symptoms have a peripheral versus central mechanism. METHODS: A cross-sectional study of 24…