NCT01376934

Clinical Trial of Hysteroscopy in Postmenopausal Women to Compare Techniques

Phase 1 Study of Two Techniques in Hysteroscopy That Compare Carbon Dioxide Versus Saline Solution

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 140 (estimated)
• Sponsor: University of Campinas, Brazil · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 40 Years – 70 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Nowadays,hysteroscopy is a golden standard procedure to describe the morphology of uterine cavity and investigate of abnormal uterine bleeding . The success of the procedure is based on the distension of the cavity . It can cause pain and discomfort and sometimes the procedure fails. . There are two techniques to make the procedure , one with gas and the other with saline solution. Objective: to compare two techniques concerning pain , procedure duration and image quality

Detailed description

The objective of this study is to compare two techniques in office hysteroscopy.In this clinical trial postmenopausal women will undergo a diagnostic hysteroscopy using carbon dioxide or saline solution to uterine cavity distension. There will be two groups of 70 women each. The objective is to determine which technique provides better image,time of procedure and less discomfort.

Conditions

• Postmenopausal Women
• Hysteroscopy

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	procedure hysteroscopy	office hysteroscopy with gas or saline solution

Timeline

• Start date: 2011-03-01
• Primary completion: 2011-03-01
• First posted: 2011-06-20
• Last updated: 2011-06-20

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Brazil