Patient Preferences in Anesthesia for Abortion Care

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT03030443

Acronym

PAC

Enrollment

Registered

2017-01-25

Start date

2017-04-04

Completion date

2022-02-23

Last updated

2023-05-31

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Conditions

Pregnancy Termination in First Trimester

Keywords

Pain management, Nitrous

Brief summary

This study will use semi-structured interviews with participants in a prospective cohort study to explore women's experiences of pain and preferences in pain management during first trimester surgical abortion to create a more patient centered experience. We will analyze two study cohorts of women undergoing first trimester surgical abortion: women choosing oral anesthesia and women choosing nitrous oxide.

Detailed description

This study will utilize an open-ended semi-structured interview format to elicit a broader understanding of the multi-dimensional pain experience of woman undergoing an abortion procedure. This study seeks to provide further evaluation of the pain experience and preferences of women receiving alternative methods of pain management such as oral sedation and nitrous oxide. The study will use semi-structured interviews to explore women's experiences of pain and preferences in pain management during first trimester surgical abortion and will include a procedural pain outcome using the visual analog scale (VAS) to create a more patient centered experience.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

FEMALE

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* women undergoing first trimester surgical abortion choosing between oral anesthesia or nitrous oxide for pain management * women who are able to read and understand English * women who are 18 years old or older

Exclusion criteria

* under the age of 18 * women unable to consent and/or are cognitively impaired * women who are incarcerated * women who do not speak English

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Identify Patient Priorities and Preferences for pain and pain management through Qualitative Analysis	through patient completion in study, up to one week following the procedure	To identify patient priorities and preferences for pain and pain management using Qualitative Analysis prior to their first trimester surgical abortion under local anesthesia with oral or nitrous oxide sedation.

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Compare quantitative and qualitative assessment of pain	through patient completion in study, up to one week following the procedure	Compare the quantitative objective assessment of maximum procedural pain using the visual analog scale (VAS) with the qualitative assessment of pain obtained via semi-structured interviews.

Countries

United States

Outcome results