Bladder Distension for Pain Relief in Nullliparous Patients Undergoing Diagnostic Office Hysteroscopy
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- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Empty bladder group, Bladder distension group.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Hysteroscopy. Basic parameters: 18 years — 48 years · Female.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Egypt
- Next step
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Official title
Bladder Filling for Pain Relief in Nullliparous Patients Undergoing Diagnostic Office Hysteroscopy
Overview
This study is conducted to assess whether the passive uterine straightening of the uterus by means of bladder filling is associated with less pain experienced by nulliparous women during office hysteroscopy.
Detailed description
A randomized controlled study revealed that bladder filling before office hysteroscopy was associated with less pain experienced by parous women . On the other hand, a randomized study revealed that misoprostol was more effective than bladder filling in minimizing the pain experienced by postmenopausal women during office hysteroscopy. Till now , no studies were conducted to detect the effect of bladder filling on the pain experienced by nulliparous women during office hysteroscopy.
Interventions
- Other Empty bladder group
Patients in the empty bladder group will be instructed to empty the bladder immediately before the procedure. A colleague will perform transabdominal ultrasound to confirm that the bladder is empty. All the procedures will be performed using the vaginoscopic technique. A rigid 2.9-mm hysteroscope with a 30° lens and a 5-mm outer sheath (Karl Storz GmbH, Tuttlingen, Germany) will be used in all procedures. - Other Bladder distension group
Patients in the bladder distension group will be instructed to drink one liter of water and to avoid urination during a period of 2 h before the scheduled procedure. A colleague will perform transabdominal ultrasound to confirm that the bladder is distended . All the procedures will be performed using the vaginoscopic technique. A rigid 2.9-mm hysteroscope with a 30° lens and a 5-mm outer sheath (Karl Storz GmbH, Tuttlingen, Germany) will be used in all procedures.
Primary outcome measures
- Intensity of pain [Time frame: Immediately after the procedure]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Nulliparity
Exclusion criteria
- Parous patients
- Cervical pathology
- Previous cervical surgery
- Severe vaginal bleeding.
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Model
- Parallel assignment
- Masking
- Double blind
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
Study locations
Egypt · 1 center
- Obstetrics &Gynecology Department , Faculty of medicine ,Cairo university — Cairo
Publications
- Fouda UM, Elshaer HS, Elsetohy KA, Youssef MA. Misoprostol versus uterine straightening by bladder distension for pain relief in postmenopausal patients undergoing diagnostic office hysteroscopy: a randomised controlled non-inferiority trial. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2016 Aug;203:326-30. doi: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2016.06.024. Epub 2016 Jul 1. PMID 27481125
Identifiers
NCT: NCT06558370 · Hysteroscopy/full bladder