Optimal Catheter Placement During Sonohysterography: Comparison of Cervical to Uterine Placement

University of Wisconsin (UW)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Catheter Placement and Perceived Pain

Treatments: Procedure: cervical vs. uterine placement of balloon catheter

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00534963

H-2004-0066

Details and patient eligibility

About

The primary objective of this investigation was to evaluate if the location of placement of the SIS balloon into either the uterine cavity or the cervical canal affected discomfort perceived during the examination.

Full description

The use of sonography combined with intrauterine saline instillation, termed sonohysterography

Enrollment: 69 patients

Sex: Female

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Female patients undergoing SIS for diagnostic uterine cavity evaluation at our university's Reproductive Endocrine Infertility Program.

Exclusion criteria

• previous hysterectomy, current pregnancy, active PID, patulous or stenotic cervical os noted on previous history or physical exam.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: Single Blind