Pain in Diagnostic Hysteroscopy

Sandro Gerli

Status: Completed

Conditions: Pain in Diagnostic Hysteroscopy

Treatments: Procedure: Diagnostic hysteroscopy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01873391

co2 vs h2o

Details and patient eligibility

About

The objective of this study is to assess which factors influence the pain perceived during diagnostic anesthesia-free hysteroscopy.

Enrollment: 603 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 80 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• female gender
• diagnostic hysteroscopy indication
• italian-speaking patients

Exclusion criteria

• patients who had previously undergone a diagnostic hysteroscopy
• patients who had been previously undergone to cervical surgery
• ongoing pregnancy
• cervical carcinoma
• pelvic inflammatory disease
• excessive uterine bleeding
• performance of an endometrial biopsy during the procedure

Trial design

603 participants in 2 patient groups

Normal saline

Active Comparator group

Description:

Normal saline is a distension media of uterine cavity in diagnostic hysteroscopy.

Treatment:

Procedure: Diagnostic hysteroscopy

Carbon dioxide

Active Comparator group

Description:

Carbon dioxide is a distension media of uterine cavity in diagnostic hysteroscopy.

Treatment:

Procedure: Diagnostic hysteroscopy