Pain and Hysteroscopy

Choose Your Words Wisely: Impact of a Provider's Language on Perceived Pain During Office Hysteroscopy: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT05316506

Enrollment

Registered

2022-04-07

Start date

2022-09-01

Completion date

2023-09-01

Last updated

2023-09-26

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Conditions

Hysteroscopy Surgery

Brief summary

The purpose of this research is to look at the impact that phrases of likely discomfort or a description of the procedure have on the perception of pain during in-office hysteroscopy.

Interventions

OTHERAnticipated Discomfort Language

This language involves pain descriptors provided from physician to patient during procedure.

OTHERObjective Descriptive Language

This language involves neutral/objective descriptors provided from physician to patients during procedure.

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

DOUBLE (Subject, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

FEMALE

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Adults 18 years of age and older 2. Scheduled for in office hysteroscopy 3. Able to consent for the study in English or Spanish

Exclusion criteria

1. Persons with preexisting conditions that may alter pain perception (ie. active vulvo-vaginal infection, vulvodynia, genital lesions, chronic pain conditions) 2. Previous in-office hysteroscopy 3. Hysteroscopy for foreign body/ Intrauterine Device (IUD) removal 4. Minors, prisoners, or other members of vulnerable populations 5. Patients who cannot communicate in English or Spanish

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Change in Pain as measured by Visual Analog Scale (VAS)	Baseline (pre-procedure), Day 1 (post-procedure)	Pain will be assessed using the Visual Analog Scale (VAS). Visual Analog Scale (VAS) is score from 0 (no pain) to 10 (worst pain imaginable).

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Number of participants in each pain category	Day 1 (post-procedure)	Number of participants reporting actual pain compared to their anticipated the pain post procedure. 1. Pain Free 2. Less painful than anticipated 3. As painful as anticipated 4. More painful than anticipated 5. Much more painful than anticipated

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026