Vaginoscopy Against Standard Treatment (VAST): a Randomised Controlled Trial

Launched by BIRMINGHAM WOMEN'S NHS FOUNDATION TRUST · Oct 25, 2013

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1. Background

Office hysteroscopy can be associated with significant anxiety, pain and patient dissatisfaction (Clark et al.). One technical modification identified to potentially reduce pain at hysteroscopy is 'vaginoscopy', otherwise known as the 'no touch' technique (Busquets and Lemus, 1993; Clark and Gupta, 2005; Cooper et al., 2010). This describes a technique where the hysteroscope is guided into the uterus without the need for potentially painful vaginal instrumentation. Pain is often experienced by the patient at a number of stages during the standard hysteroscopy practice, the...

Gender

FEMALE

Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Aged 16years or over
• • Referred for diagnostic of operative hysteroscopy in the outpatient setting
• • Written informed consent obtained prior to the hysteroscopy
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Need for hysteroscopic surgical intervention that requires cervical dilatation e.g. Novasure uterine ablation