NCT01289665

The Effect of Lubricating Gel on Patient Comfort During Speculum Insertion.

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 120 (actual)
• Sponsor: AdventHealth · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years – 50 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if lubricating gel affects patients' perception of discomfort during speculum insertion, as compared to water.

Detailed description

The outcome measure is patient discomfort as measured by a visual analogue scale.

Conditions

• Examination, Gynecological
• Examination, Pelvic
• Examination, Vaginal

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Lubricating gel used during speculum insertion.	Examiner will use 0.5 mL of sterile lubricating gel to lubricate standard-sized plastic speculum during clinically indicated vaginal speculum examination. Patients will mark visual analog scale immediately following insertion.
PROCEDURE	Water used during speculum examination.	Patients will under vaginal speculum examination using 3 mL of water as a lubricant and will mark a visual analog scale immediately after speculum insertion.

Timeline

• Start date: 2011-02-01
• Primary completion: 2011-07-01
• Completion: 2011-07-01
• First posted: 2011-02-04
• Last updated: 2020-11-17
• Results posted: 2020-11-17

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States