Evaluating Pain and Discomfort Associated With Cervical Punch Biopsy
1 other identifier
interventional
90
1 country
2
Brief Summary
The use of forced coughing during cervical punch biopsy may reduce pain \& discomfort associated with the procedure.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P50-P75 for not_applicable pain
Started Jun 2013
Longer than P75 for not_applicable pain
2 active sites
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
Trial Relationships
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
June 1, 2013
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
June 9, 2013
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
June 12, 2013
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
June 1, 2015
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
June 1, 2016
CompletedMay 20, 2014
June 1, 2013
2 years
June 9, 2013
May 18, 2014
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
The pain associated with cervical biopsy
Evaluating pain during cervical punch biopsy using VAS 0-10 scale.
10 minutes
Secondary Outcomes (1)
Length of cervical punch biopsy with and without cough intervention
10 minutes
Other Outcomes (1)
Number of biopsies taken in a single session
12 minutes
Study Arms (2)
No coughing
NO INTERVENTIONCervical punch biopsy without forced coughing intervention
coughing
EXPERIMENTALForced coughing during cervical punch biopsy
Interventions
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- \- Women undergoing cervical punch biopsy
You may not qualify if:
- Women under 18 years old
- Women currently taking prescription pain medications
- Women who consumed pain medication up to 2 hours prior to the scheduled biopsy.
- Women who refuse to take part in the study
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- Carmel Medical Centerlead
- THERE ARE NO FUNDING SOURCES TO THE STUDY.collaborator
Study Sites (2)
Carmel Medical Center
Haifa, 3436212, Israel
Lin Medical Center
Haifa, 3515209, Israel
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Efraim Siegler, MD
Carmel Medical Center
Central Study Contacts
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- SINGLE
- Who Masked
- PARTICIPANT
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- CROSSOVER
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Head of Cervical Clinic
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
June 9, 2013
First Posted
June 12, 2013
Study Start
June 1, 2013
Primary Completion
June 1, 2015
Study Completion
June 1, 2016
Last Updated
May 20, 2014
Record last verified: 2013-06