EPiC+ is a study to find out how many women are slow or fast metabolisers of Dichloroacetate (DCA), which is the treatment we used in the EPiC study for endometriosis-related pain. Image Why?To find out how women metabolise (process) DCA in their bodies so that we can work out the proper dose to give when we run a bigger study using DCA as a treatment for endometriosis-related pain.Who?Women, who can give a blood sample, with endometriosis-related pain. They must be 16 or over, pre-menopausal and been diagnosed with endometriosis in the last 10 years.Where?Royal Infirmary of EdinburghRecruitment target100 womenContact detailsDr Lucy Whitaker – lucy.whitaker@ed.ac.ukAnn Doust – ann.doust@ed.ac.ukPriscilla Fernandez – Priscilla.fernandez@ed.ac.uk This article was published on 2024-09-10
