Effect of local anesthesia on pain sensation during colposcopy

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Colposcopy: pain during punch biopsies; Surgery

• Registration Number: ISRCTN20548888
• Lead Sponsor: Helsinki University Hospital (Finland)

Brief Summary

1. 2017 results in https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28157825 (added 24/01/2019)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2013-03-05
• Study Completion: 2013-05-30
• Last Update Posted: 11 February 2019

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 200

Inclusion Criteria

All eligible women who have been referred to diagnostic colposcopy for any cytological abnormality

Exclusion Criteria

1. Allergy to local anesthesia (prilocain + felypressin)
2. Pregnancy
3. Suspicion of cancer

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pain, measured using the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) score (0 = no pain, 10 = unbearable pain) after punch biopsies.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<br> 1. Abnormal bleeding after colposcopy<br> 2. Beck's anxiety inventory score<br>