Effects of Speculum Lubrication on Cervical Smears for Cervical Cancer Screening in Nnewi: A Randomized Controlled Study

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Cancer; Pregnancy and Childbirth; Urological and Genital Diseases; Fertility-female

• Registration Number: PACTR202007753364675
• Lead Sponsor: ILIKA CHITO PACHELLA

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2020-06-05
• Last Update Posted: 29 May 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 132

Inclusion Criteria

The participants will include pre and post-menopausal women who require Pap smear.

Exclusion Criteria

The following women would be excluded from the work virgins, pregnant women, women having their menstrual period, women with any overt cervical pathology, women with vulvar pathologies or those on hormone replacement therapy. Women with vaginitis, those undergoing vulvectomy or vaginectomy and women who had fertility-sparing surgery will not be recruited.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The mean NRS pain scores.;The proportion of women with inadequate cervical cytology smears.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The pattern of Pap smear results.;The proportion of women willing to come for repeat testing.