Pain, Postoperative
Conditions
Brief summary
The administration of pharmacological and non-pharmacological aids during in-office hysteroscopic surgery is often used to both relieve the patient from discomfort and facilitate the operator in performing the procedure. The investigators aim to test the hypothesis that watching a video clip or listening to music would act as non-pharmacological relief for reducing anxiety and pain during in-office hysteroscopy.
Interventions
PROCEDUREIn-Office Hysteroscopy
In-office hysteroscopic procedures were conducted using a 5mm continuous flow Office Hysteroscope using a vaginoscopic, no-touch, approach
Sponsors
University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Premenopausal and postmenopausal women * Indication for in-office operative hysteroscopy
Exclusion criteria
* Denied consent * Use of analgesic drugs before the procedure
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| The anxiety, evaluated by means of State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) questionaries | 24 hours | 20 (better) - 80 (worse) |
| post-hysteroscopic pain, evaluated using a 1-10 Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) | 24 hours | 1 (better) - 10 (worse) |
Countries
Italy
Outcome results
None listed