- Aethele Khunda has always been heavily involved in research. He has been deputy lead then Co-Lead then Lead for Reproductive Health Research in the North East and North Cumbria (LCRN) since 2015.
- Aethele Khunda has recruited for many NIHR studies and has been the Local Principle Investigator for many studies driving South Tees Hospital to the top of the recruitment table nationally: POPPY (4th), Prep, OPAL (first), SIMS (5th) ANODE (3rd), LOTUS (3rd) , TOPSY (first) and FUTURE.
- Aethele Khunda is currently involved in the following project:
TOPSY trial: Local principal investigator and grant co-applicant.
- Chapters and Modules:
Khunda A. Urogynaecology chapter in (MRCOG Part 2, Comprehensive Manual: Volume MCQ). By Haloob R and Nakkash A. Create Space Independent Publishing Platform, May 2013.
Khunda A, L Rogerson. Urinary Tract Infections. Electronic tutorial for the RCOG as part of the Strat OG learning package. Live since Jan 2008. Updated last 2011.
Khunda A and O’Donovan P. Hysteroscopic Myomectomy. In: O’Donovan and Miller , editors. Recent Advances in Gynaecological Surgery. 1st edition. Informa: 2007. pp: 241-250.
- Publications in peer reviewed journals (many of these were initially presented in international conferences):
1: Dwyer L, Bugge C, Hagen S, Goodman K, Agur W, Dembinsky M, Graham M, Guerrero
K, Hemming C, Khunda A, McClurg D, Melone L, Thakar R, Kearney R; TOPSY Team.
Theoretical and practical development of the TOPSY self-management intervention
for women who use a vaginal pessary for pelvic organ prolapse. Trials. 2022 Sep
5;23(1):742. doi: 10.1186/s13063-022-06681-3. PMID: 36064727; PMCID: PMC9446823.
2: Shawer S, Khunda A, Waring GJ, Ballard P. Impact of intravesical
onabotulinumtoxinA (Botox) on sexual function in patients with overactive
bladder syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Int Urogynecol J. 2022
Feb;33(2):235-243. doi: 10.1007/s00192-021-05072-7. Epub 2022 Jan 13. PMID:
35024885.
3: Nicholson RC, Khunda A, Ballard P, Rees J, McCormick C. Prevalence of
histological abnormalities in hysterectomy specimens performed for prolapse. A
systematic review and meta-analysis. Int Urogynecol J. 2021
Dec;32(12):3131-3141. doi: 10.1007/s00192-021-04858-z. Epub 2021 Jun 11. PMID:
34115164.
4: Bugge C, Kearney R, Dembinsky M, Khunda A, Graham M, Agur W, Breeman S, Dwyer
L, Elders A, Forrest M, Goodman K, Guerrero K, Hemming C, Mason H, McClurg D,
Melone L, Norrie J, Thakar R, Hagen S. The TOPSY pessary self-management
intervention for pelvic organ prolapse: a study protocol for the process
evaluation. Trials. 2020 Oct 8;21(1):836. doi: 10.1186/s13063-020-04729-w. PMID:
33032651; PMCID: PMC7542744.
5: Hagen S, Kearney R, Goodman K, Melone L, Elders A, Manoukian S, Agur W, Best
C, Breeman S, Dembinsky M, Dwyer L, Forrest M, Graham M, Guerrero K, Hemming C,
Khunda A, Mason H, McClurg D, Norrie J, Karachalia-Sandri A, Thakar R, Bugge C.
Clinical and cost-effectiveness of vaginal pessary self-management compared to
clinic-based care for pelvic organ prolapse: protocol for the TOPSY randomised
controlled trial. Trials. 2020 Oct 8;21(1):837. doi: 10.1186/s13063-020-04738-9.
PMID: 33032644; PMCID: PMC7542756.
6: Ballard P, Teo R, Khunda A, Kershaw V. The effect of advisory documents on
mid-urethral sling case acquisition to the British Society Urogynaecology (BSUG)
database in England. Int Urogynecol J. 2021 Jan;32(1):135-140. doi:
10.1007/s00192-020-04388-0. Epub 2020 Jun 17. PMID: 32556850.
7: Khunda SS, Hmod T, Abbas R, Khunda A. A rare case of cervical dysplasia. J
Obstet Gynaecol. 2020 Nov;40(8):1174-1175. doi: 10.1080/01443615.2019.1672040.
Epub 2019 Nov 28. PMID: 31775547.
8: Knight M, Chiocchia V, Partlett C, Rivero-Arias O, Hua X, Bowler U, Gray J,
Gray S, Hinshaw K, Khunda A, Moore P, Mottram L, Owino N, Pasupathy D, Sanders
J, Sultan AH, Thakar R, Tuffnell D, Linsell L, Juszczak E. Intravenous co-
amoxiclav to prevent infection after operative vaginal delivery: the ANODE RCT.
Health Technol Assess. 2019 Oct;23(54):1-54. doi: 10.3310/hta23540. PMID:
31590702; PMCID: PMC6801364.
9: Ayuk P, Farnworth A, Rees J, Khunda A, Edmundson D, Raheja V, Ullal A,
Ravimohan V, Lu E, Robson SC. Obstetric anal sphincter injuries before and after
the introduction of the Episcissors-60: A multi-centre time series analysis. Eur
J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2019 Oct;241:94-98. doi:
10.1016/j.ejogrb.2019.08.016. Epub 2019 Aug 27. PMID: 31479992.
10: Kershaw V, Khunda A, McCormick C, Ballard P. The effect of percutaneous
tibial nerve stimulation (PTNS) on sexual function: a systematic review and
meta-analysis. Int Urogynecol J. 2019 Oct;30(10):1619-1627. doi:
10.1007/s00192-019-04027-3. Epub 2019 Jul 5. PMID: 31278415.
11: Divakova O, Khunda A, Ballard PA. Episcissors-60™ and obstetrics anal
sphincter injury: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Int Urogynecol J. 2020
Mar;31(3):605-612. doi: 10.1007/s00192-019-03901-4. Epub 2019 Mar 2. PMID:
30826873.
12: Kershaw V, Nicholson R, Ballard P, Khunda A, Puthuraya S, Gouk E. Outcome of
surgical management for midurethral sling complications: a multicentre
retrospective cohort study. Int Urogynecol J. 2020 Feb;31(2):329-336. doi:
10.1007/s00192-018-3853-6. Epub 2019 Jan 7. PMID: 30617507.
13: Khunda A, McCormick C, Ballard P. Sacral neuromodulation and sexual
function: a systematic review and meta-analysis of the literature. Int
Urogynecol J. 2019 Mar;30(3):339-352. doi: 10.1007/s00192-018-3841-x. Epub 2018
Dec 7. PMID: 30535791.
14: Ballard P, Shawer S, Anderson C, Khunda A. One normal void and residual
following MUS surgery is all that is necessary in most patients. Int Urogynecol
J. 2018 Apr;29(4):563-569. doi: 10.1007/s00192-017-3449-6. Epub 2017 Sep 4.
PMID: 28871439.
15: Mortimer A, Khunda A, Ballard P. Martius graft for TOT extrusion: a case
series. Int Urogynecol J. 2016 Jan;27(1):113-6. doi: 10.1007/s00192-015-2799-1.
Epub 2015 Aug 7. PMID: 26249238.
16: Tarik A, Khunda A. Whatever happened to the principle of innocent until
proved guilty? BMJ. 2015 May 19;350:h2654. doi: 10.1136/bmj.h2654. PMID:
25990309.
17: Khunda A, Jones D. Vaginal evisceration. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2006
Jun;194(6):1744-5; author reply 1745. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2005.10.221. Epub 2006
Apr 21. PMID: 16731099.
18: Khunda A, Tawfiq A. Vaginal evisceration following total abdominal
hysterectomy. J Obstet Gynaecol. 2004 Sep;24(6):725. doi:10.1080/01443610400008297.
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