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Pain assessment during outpatient hysteroscopy using room temperature versus warm normal saline as distention medium.

A prospective randomized study for pain assessment during outpatient hysteroscopy using room temperature versus warm normal saline as distention medium.

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN56764412
Enrollment
100
Registered
2015-07-24
Start date
2015-01-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2016-10-17

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Conditions

Outpatient hysteroscopy Surgery Hysteroscopy

Interventions

Office hysteroscopy with warm normal saline distension solution or a standard room temperature normal saline distension medium

Sponsors

Central Clinical Hospital of Ministry of the Interior in Warsaw (CSK MSW) Department Obs and Gyn
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All patients aged over 18 years referred for hysteroscopy for diagnosis of abnormal endometrium on ultrasound, endometrial polyps and uterine bleeding were included in the study. All participants had a pelvic ultrasound examination to confirm the initial diagnosis.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Women with a possible pregnancy, lower genital tract infections, gestational trophoblastic disease, presence of endocervical polyps visualized on a speculum examination, asthma, acute porphyria, hepatitis, renal failure, lactation and oversensitivity to one of the agents or their elements were excluded. Patients with endometrial polyps measuring more than 30mm were excluded and referred for operative hysteroscopy under anesthesia.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Visual analogue scale (VAS) score during, 5 minutes and 15 minutes after the procedure. Median VAS scores during and directly after the anaesthesia-free hysteroscopy.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Side effects, complications failure rate, procedure time and the pain level during each stage of procedure.

Countries

Poland

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026