Pain in Diagnostic Hysteroscopy
Conditions
Keywords
Diagnostic hysteroscopy, Pain, VAS, Multivariate analysis, Normal saline, Carbon dioxide
Brief summary
The objective of this study is to assess which factors influence the pain perceived during diagnostic anesthesia-free hysteroscopy.
Interventions
PROCEDUREDiagnostic hysteroscopy
Sponsors
Sandro Gerli
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
18 Years to 80 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* female gender * diagnostic hysteroscopy indication * italian-speaking patients
Exclusion criteria
* patients who had previously undergone a diagnostic hysteroscopy * patients who had been previously undergone to cervical surgery * ongoing pregnancy * cervical carcinoma * pelvic inflammatory disease * excessive uterine bleeding * performance of an endometrial biopsy during the procedure
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Evaluation of pain during diagnostic hysteroscopy by Visual Analogue Scale. | 5 minutes after the procedure. |
Countries
Italy
Outcome results
None listed