Effect of Lubricating Gel for Pain Relief During Speculum Examination in Gynecologic Oncology Patients

N/ACompletedNCT01987440

Erzincan Military Hospital100 enrolled

Overview

Pelvic examination, an important part of gynecologic oncology patients to help detect cancers recurrence or infections.Despite its importance, many women are reluctant and anxious about the procedure because of fear, as well as discomfort and pain. The objective of this study is to estimate whether using lubricating gel decreases patient pain during speculum insertion compared with using water in gynecologic oncology patients

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

100

Conditions

Pain

Interventions

lubricating gelDRUG

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALE

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: \*Female patients WHO came for surveillance for malignant gynecologic disease such as uterine cancer, cervix cancer, and ovarian cancer with or without radiotherapy and chemotherapy Exclusion Criteria * Women were undergoing Vulvectomy or Vaginectomy * Women with narrow vagina for standard medium size of speculum for examination * Women who underwent fertility sparing surgery. * Women had vaginitis

Locations (1)

Tepecik Education and REserch Hospital

Izmir, Tepecik, Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Visual Analog Scale

During Speculum Examination Dilatation stage

Time frame: During Speculum Examination Dilatation stage

Secondary Outcomes

visual analog scale insertion stage

During Speculum Examination insertion stage

Time frame: uring Speculum Examination insertion stage

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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