Ciccia D

No ORCID on file · 9 papers in corpus · active 2020-2025

Study types

  • article 6
  • other 2
  • rct 1

Condition tags

  • endometriosis 8
  • chronic_pelvic_pain 2
other 2025
BMJ open ·doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2024-097872

INTRODUCTION: Endometriosis is a chronic condition affecting up to 11% of people presumed female at birth by the age of 44 years, characterised by the growth of tissue similar to the lining of the uterus on other organs. Endometriosis signi…

other 2025
BMJ open ·doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2025-102697

BACKGROUND: Chronic pelvic pain, defined as persistent pain in the structures of the pelvis, is a condition that significantly impacts the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of up to one-third of people worldwide, with substantial assoc…

article 2024
Health psychology and behavioral medicine ·doi:10.1080/21642850.2024.2383469

BACKGROUND: Endometriosis, a systemic chronic inflammatory condition which has no cure, has a high symptom burden that can negatively impact every facet of life. Given the absence of a gold-standard treatment, the best symptom management re…

rct 2024
Journal of psychosomatic research ·doi:10.1016/j.jpsychores.2024.111929

OBJECTIVE: Diminished quality of life, inadequate support and social isolation are commonly experienced by individuals living with the chronic pain condition, endometriosis. We aimed to determine the feasibility and acceptability of EndoSMS…

article 2023
Contemporary clinical trials communications ·doi:10.1016/j.conctc.2023.101093

INTRODUCTION: As a high symptom burden chronic condition, endometriosis is associated with diminished quality of life (QoL) and psychological distress. The EndoSMS text message intervention was developed to inform and support individuals li…

article 2023
The Australian & New Zealand journal of obstetrics & gynaecology ·doi:10.1111/ajo.13699

In Australia, endometriosis affects one in nine women and those assigned female at birth. Although endometriosis is more common than conditions such as diabetes, research funding for endometriosis research has historically been low in compa…

article 2022
Reproduction & fertility ·doi:10.1530/raf-22-0003

ABSTRACT: Endometriosis is a common yet under-recognised chronic disease with one in nine (more than 830,000) women and those assigned female at birth diagnosed with endometriosis by the age of 44 years in Australia. In 2018, Australia was …

article 2021
The Australian & New Zealand journal of obstetrics & gynaecology ·doi:10.1111/ajo.13458

Endometriosis is known to impact work productivity. The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a shift in working practices for many, with an increase in working from home and/or flexible working hours. The aim of this online cross-sectional study w…

article 2020
Human reproduction open ·doi:10.1093/hropen/hoaa028

The care of patients with endometriosis has been complicated by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Medical and allied healthcare appointments and surgeries are being temporarily postponed. Mandatory self-isolation has created…