STUDY OVERVIEW
Prior to involvement, you are required to read the information sheet and provide consent. As a volunteer, you will complete this online survey to ascertain demographic information, current treatment, management strategies, perceptions of exercise, current exercise behaviours and preferences, scores of depression, anxiety, pain, sleep quality, and quality of life. The survey will take around 15 minutes to complete.
If you are located near a relevant campus (Charles Sturt University, Bathurst OR University of South Australia, Adelaide), you will be invited to attend a testing session where a saliva sample will be collected for analysis of biomarkers linked to endometriosis. Further, anthropometric data (body weight, body mass index (BMI), waist circumference, and body composition (DEXA) will be collected. You will be requested to abstain from exercise for the 24h prior to testing, and abstain from eating, drinking or brushing their teeth for 30 minutes prior to the collection of a saliva sample.
TESTING PROCEDURES
**The testing procedures are only relevant to Part 2 of this study**
Following informed consent, you will undertake a testing session. The testing session will involve the completion of:
Height and weight
Waist and hip girth
Blood pressure and heart rate
Saliva sample
Dual-Energy X-ray Absorptiometry (DEXA) (for measures of body composition)
TIME COMMITMENT
Completion of Online Survey - approximately 15 minutes
*Part 2, for local volunteers only*
Collection of Saliva and Anthropometric data - 30 minutes -1 hour
Participants will attend the laboratories at the University. This does not include travel time to and from the campus.
CONFIDENTIALITY
Participation in this study will be STRICTLY confidential, all information collected from you will be de-identified and kept on password-protected computers. Only the chief investigators will have access to your information.
At the end of the survey, if you are interested in learning more about Part 2, you are able to provide your contact details. If you do this, your survey will be identifiable. The same confidentiality procedures will occur.
CONSENT
Entering responses into this online survey is taken as consent to participate in Part 1 of the project (this survey). Anonymous survey data cannot be withdrawn once submitted.
You will be required to provide both written and verbal consent prior to any testing procedures. You CAN withdraw consent, your involvement and your data in Part 2 of the study at any time without any repercussions. Please note, only data concerning Part 2 of the study can be withdrawn.
