Multi-disciplinary Approach to the Study of Chronic Pelvic Pain (MAPP) Research Network

The MAPP study is a cohort study of patients with interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome (IC/BPS) and chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS) from six sites across the United States. It was designed to better understand the natural history of these conditions and their underlying causes, taking a “whole-body” rather than a bladder- or prostate-specific approach. Team members include Dr. Siobhan Sutcliffe and colleagues in the Departments of Surgery (Division of Urological Surgery), Anesthesiology, Physical Therapy, and Psychiatry at Washington University School of Medicine.

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Sutcliffe S, Bradley CS, Clemens JQ, James AS, Konkle KS, … & Berry SH. Urological chronic pelvic pain syndrome flares and their impact: qualitative analysis in the MAPP network. Int Urogynecol J. 2015 Jul;26(7):1047-60. doi: 10.1007/s00192-015-2652-6. Epub 2015 Mar 20.