Collaborative Research in Pelvic Surgery Consortium

Join CoRPS

The Collaborative Research in Pelvic Surgery (CoRPS) is open to both SGS members and nonmembers, particularly early and mid-career attendings who are interested in participating in multi-center research in all subspecialties focused on gynecologic surgery.

Individuals who are still in fellowship training programs should instead participate through the Fellows Pelvic Research Network (FPRN)®.

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Expectations of Members

• Attend quarterly meetings
  Participate in biannual in-person or virtual meetings held in conjunction with SGS and AUGS.
• Engage in Research Development
  Provide feedback on concept proposals and study protocols.
• Contribute to Studies
  Serve as a study Lead or Member, depending on interest and expertise.
• Mentor Emerging Investigators
  Offer mentorship when specific expertise is requested.

CoRPS Steering Committee

Members
Jaime Long, MD | Penn State College of Medicine
Lauren Caldwell, MD | University of Texas (Austin)
Christine Heisler, MD | University of Wisconsin
Kate Woodburn, MD | Wake Forest University

CoRPS Structure and Research Process

 

Structure

The diagram above shows the structure of CoRPS. The Steering Committee is the governing body of CoRPS, providing oversight to all CoRPS members. Members are divided into Study Teams on a project basis, and are assisted by short- or long-term senior advisors and mentors.

 

Research Process

 

The CoRPS research process requires members to submit a proposal ahead of one of the quarterly meetings, where is is reviewed and approved before being given a study team for PROTOCOL development and presentation. 

Types of Studies

Mentor Roles

Submit a Proposal

Concept Proposals must be submitted in advance of a meeting to allow for review by the CoRPS Steering Committee. 5 – 10 minutes will be allotted for presentation of a Concept Proposal at the meeting, followed by up to 30 minutes of discussion.

The written Concept Proposal should be no more than 3 pages and include the following sections:

• Abstract—brief summary of the proposed research including primary hypothesis and research question;
• Background and Significance—brief summary of supporting research and preliminary studies;
• Study design—preliminary description of how the study will be executed including the study population, inclusion criteria, exclusion criteria, randomized groups (if applicable), and methods. A sample size calculation should be included;
• Resources needed – mentors in specific clinical area, research methodology, funding, statistician, database support, etc
• Feasibility
• Budget—a rough estimate of the total cost of the study should be included;
• References

SUBMIT YOUR PROPOSAL HERE

Active Research Studies

• Sexual and Anatomic Postoperative Outcomes of vNOTES-assisted Uterosacral Ligament Suspension Surgery
• Postoperative Outcomes Among Premenopausal Women with Pelvic Organ Prolapse
• VULVIE Study: A randomized controlled trial of Vulvar fractionated CO2-Laser therapy with and without concomitant topical Clobetasol propionate 0.05% ointment for treatment of Vulvar lichen sclerosis
• PoRS Study: Randomized Control Trial of Postoperative Return to Sexual Activity
• Are we maintaining the status quo with our MOC: Compare distribution of reported race/ethnicity among ABOG 2021 MOC article study subjects to US population to determine over/underrepresentation.
• VaLUS Study: UCI IRB has been submitted, which includes both the qualitative study and cross-sectional study.

Papers

2023 Publications

Grimes CL, Halder G, Beckham AJ, Kim-Fine S, Rogers R, Iglesia C. Anticipated Impact of Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization on Training of Residents in Obstetrics and Gynecology: A Qualitative Analysis. J Grad Med Educ. 2023 Jun;15(3):339-347. doi: 10.4300/JGME-D-22-00885.1. Epub 2023 Jun 14. PMID: 37363665; PMCID: PMC10286908.

Caldwell L, Kim-Fine S, Antosh DD, Husk K, Meriwether KV, Long JB, Heisler CA, Hudson PL, Lozo S, Iyer S, Rogers RG. Surgeon Counseling Regarding Return to Sexual Activity After Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery. Urogynecology (Phila). 2023 Sep 1;29(9):725-731. doi: 10.1097/SPV.0000000000001338. Epub 2023 Feb 4. PMID: 37607308.

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2022 Publications

Cara L. Grimes, Camille A. Clare, Kate V. Meriwether, Julia Geynisman-Tan, Svjetlana Lozo, Danielle D. Antosh, Heidi W. Brown, Emily E. Weber LeBrun, Sonali V. Raman, Cheryl B. Iglesia, Julia Keltz, Shunaha Kim-Fine, Erin A. Brennand, Rebecca Rogers and for the SGS Collaborative Research in Pelvic Surgery Consortium. Reporting Race and Ethnicity in Research Presented at the Society of Gynecologic Surgeons’ (SGS) Annual Meeting. J GYNECOL SURG June 2022; 38:241 Published Online:13 Jun 2022. doi.org/10.1089/gyn.2021.0137

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2020 Publications

Grimes CL, Balk EM, Crisp CC, et al. A guide for urogynecologic patient care utilizing telemedicine during the COVID-19 pandemic: review of existing evidence. Int Urogynecol J. 2020;31(6):1063-1089. doi:10.1007/s00192-020-04314-4

Grimes Cl, Balk EM, Dieter AA, et al. Guidance for gynecologists utilizing telemedicine during COVID-19 pandemic based on expert consensus and rapid literature reviews. Int J of Gyn Obstet. First published online 17 June 2020 doi.org/10.1002/ijgo.13276.

Brennand EA, Ugurlucan FG, Brown HW, et al. Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery challenges on behalf of the Collaborative Research in Pelvic Surgery Consortium: managing complicated cases : Series 5: management of recurrent stress urinary incontinence after midurethral sling exposure [published online ahead of print, 2020 Jun 26]. Int Urogynecol J. 2020;10.1007/s00192-020-04385-3. doi:10.1007/s00192-020-04385-3

Grimes CL, Antosh DD, Oliphant S, et al. Correlation of Electronic (Web-Based and Smartphone) Administration of Measures of Pelvic Floor Dysfunction: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Female Pelvic Med Reconstr Surg. 2020;26(6):396-400. doi:10.1097/SPV.0000000000000713

Chung DE, Antosh DD, Umpierrez D, Barbosa Z, Yurteri-Kaplan L, Grimes CL. Differences between mid-urethral sling outcomes in diabetic and nondiabetic women. Neurourol Urodyn. 2020;39(2):738-743. doi:10.1002/nau.24268

Rosenfeld EB, Yurteri-Kaplan LA, Maher C, et al. FPMRS challenges on behalf of the Collaborative Research in Pelvic Surgery Consortium (CoRPS): managing complicated cases series 4: is taking out all of a mesh sling too extreme?. Int Urogynecol J. 2020;31(2):221-225. doi:10.1007/s00192-019-04172-9

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2019 Publications

Grimes CL, Antosh DD, Oliphant S, Yurteri-Kaplan L, Kim-Fine S, Melamud G, Heisler C, Chung DE Correlation of Electronic (Web-Based and Smartphone) Administration of Measures of Pelvic Floor Dysfunction: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Collaborative Research in Pelvic Surgery Consortium (CoRPS). Female Pelvic Med Reconstr Surg. 2019 Mar 15. PMID 30889034.

Antosh DD, Yurteri-Kaplan LA, Shveiky D, et al. FPMRS challenges on behalf of the Collaborative Research in Pelvic Surgery Consortium (CoRPS): managing complicated cases : Series 3: Challenging recurrent prolapse in a medically complicated patient. Int Urogynecol J. 2019;30(7):1039-1043. doi:10.1007/s00192-019-03955-4

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2018 Publications

Chung DE, Yurteri-Kaplan LA, Asatiani T, Brennand EA, Wang A, Grimes CL. Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery (FPMRS) challenges on behalf of the collaborative research in pelvic surgery consortium (CoRPS): managing complicated cases series 2: management of urinary incontinence in a neurogenic patient. Int Urogynecol J. 2019;30(2):193-196. doi:10.1007/s00192-018-3806-0

Yurteri-Kaplan LA, Antosh DD, Bortolini MA, Umek W, Kim-Fine S, Grimes CL. FPMRS Challenges on behalf of the Collaborative Research in Pelvic Surgery Consortium (CoRPS): managing complicated cases : Series 1: Adverse events after a sacrocolpopexy: management and recommendations on treatment of a vesicovaginal fistula. Int Urogynecol J. 2018;29(7):929-932. doi:10.1007/s00192-018-3642-2

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2017 Publications

Antosh DD, High R, Brown HW, et al. Feasibility of prophylactic salpingectomy during vaginal hysterectomy. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2017;217(5):605.e1-605.e5. doi:10.1016/j.ajog.2017.07.017

Presentations

2018 Oral Presentations

Grimes CL, Brown H, Antosh D, Oliphant S, Yurteri-Kaplan L, Kim-Fine S, Melamud G, Chung D. Validation of electronic (web-based and smartphone) administration of measures of pelvic floor dysfunction. AUGS 2018 Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL.

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2017 Oral Presentations

Antosh D, High R, Brown HW, Oliphant SS, Abed H, Grimes CL for the Corps Consortium.  Prophylactic salpingectomy during vaginal hysterectomy: a feasibility study. SGS 2017 Annual Meeting.

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2017 Posters

Chung DE, Abed H, Brown HW, Antosh DD, Oliphant SS, Grimes CL for CoRPS. Baseline and post-mid-urethral sling outcomes in diabetic versus non-diabetic women. AUGS 2017 Annual Meeting, Providence, RI.

Chung, DE, Abed H, *Brown HW, Antosh DD, Oliphant SS, Grimes, CL for CoRPS. Sling outcomes in diabetic and non-diabetic women: Do differences exist? A secondary analysis of the TOMUS data. IUGA 2017 Annual Meeting, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Chung DE, Abed H, Brown HW, Antosh DD, Oliphant SS, Grimes CL, for CoRPS. Sling outcomes in diabetic and non-diabetic women: Do differences exist? A secondary analysis of the TOMUS data. University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Research Day, Madison, WI, May 18, 2017.

Chung DE, Umpierrez-Morley D, Antosh DD, Susich M, Grimes CL, for CoRPS. Differences between mid-urethral sling outcomes in diabetic and non-diabetic women: Do differences exist? AUGS 2017 Annual Meeting, Providence, RI.

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2016 AUGS Roundtable

Grimes, CL. The Collaborative Research in Pelvic Surgery Consortium (CoRPS): How we did it, and how you can join! AUGS 2016 Annual Meeting, Denver, CO.

2015 Poster

Brown HW, Antosh DD, Gleason JL, Oliphant SS, Grimes, CL. Creation of a Collaborative Research Network for Junior Investigators. SGS 2105 Annual Meeting.