Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT03785548
Utilization of the Mirror During Pelvic Exams
Utilization of the Mirror During Pelvic Exams: Does it Reduce Patient Vulnerability and Discomfort?
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- —
- Study type
- Observational
- Enrollment
- 147 (actual)
- Sponsor
- TriHealth Inc. · Academic / Other
- Sex
- Female
- Age
- 18 Years – 80 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
Summary
This is a prospective cohort study to determine if using a birthing mirror during the patient's pelvic examination decreases patients's degree of vulnerability and discomfort.
Detailed description
In Obstetrics and Gynecology and its gynecologic subspecialties, the pelvic examination is routine practice for screening and diagnostic purposes. Nevertheless, due to their intimate nature, pelvic examinations may result in loss of control, embarrassment, discomfort and anxiety. The mirror pelvic exam has been a proposed technique to decrease patient anxiety and improve comfort during an already uncomfortable examination. However, little research has focused on this modality to date. The purpose of this study is to investigate whether the mirror pelvic exam decreases the level of vulnerability and discomfort experienced during the pelvic examination.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| OTHER | Usage of a mirror | using a mirror during the pelvic examination |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2019-04-15
- Primary completion
- 2020-05-29
- Completion
- 2020-07-01
- First posted
- 2018-12-24
- Last updated
- 2020-08-17
- Results posted
- 2020-08-17
Locations
1 site across 1 country: United States
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT03785548. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.