Pain and Hysteroscopy

University of Miami

Status: Completed

Conditions: Hysteroscopy Surgery

Treatments: Other: Objective Descriptive Language; Other: Anticipated Discomfort Language

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05316506

20211092

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Enrollment: 70 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No 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

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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70 participants in 2 patient groups

Anticipated Discomfort Group

Other group

Description:

Participants will be prompted using anticipated discomfort language during the standard of care hysteroscopy.

Treatment:

Other: Anticipated Discomfort Language

Objective Description Group

Other group

Description:

Participants will be prompted using objective description language during the standard of care hysteroscopy.

Treatment:

Other: Objective Descriptive Language