Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT02913027
Can We Improve the Comfort of Pelvic Exams?
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 200 (actual)
- Sponsor
- Philadelphia Urosurgical Associates · Academic / Other
- Sex
- Female
- Age
- 18 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
Summary
The purpose of this study is to investigate patients self-reported comfort levels during each section of the pelvic exam.
Detailed description
The purpose of this randomized controlled trial is to investigate the sequence in which physicians perform the pelvic exam, describe and compare the self-reported comfort during each section of the pelvic exam and how comfort during the exam relates to quality of life, self-esteem, and sexual function in English speaking females at least 18 years of age in an outpatient setting.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| OTHER | External Exam | The pelvic exam will be completed in the following order: external, speculum, bimanual exam in the "Standard" group. In the Experimental group the pelvic exam will be done with external exam, bimanual exam, then speculum exam. |
| OTHER | Bimanual Exam | |
| OTHER | Speculum Exam |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2016-09-05
- Primary completion
- 2017-03-15
- Completion
- 2017-03-30
- First posted
- 2016-09-23
- Last updated
- 2017-04-04
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT02913027. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.