RCT of Pain Perception With Fast and Slow Tenaculum Application
Recruiting
N/A
Interventional Study
Pain, Acute
Pain, Procedural
No Placebo Group
Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
At a Glance
- Age
- 18 and older
- Sex
- Female
- Study type
- Interventional
- Purpose
- Treatment
- Participants needed
- 150 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island · Other
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About This Trial
This project will be a randomized controlled trial (RCT) measuring pain perception with two different tenaculum placement techniques on the uterine cervix. A tenaculum is an instrument used to hold the cervix (the opening to the uterus or womb) in place. The trial will measure pain perception with a Visual Analog Scale (VAS) from 0 to 100 mm for two different tenaculum placement techniques, fast a…
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
1. plans for IUD insertion or endometrial biopsy;
2. 18 to 49 years of age;
3. not taken analgesics or anxiolytics in the previous 24 hours;
4. the ability and are willing to give informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria:
1. Do not speak English unless interpreter present;
2. Take…
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