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Pelvic Examination Fear and Education

NCT04983381 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 80

Last updated 2021-07-30

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Summary

Objectives: Gynecologic examination has been a concern for women. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of multimedia education on the fear of gynecologic examination.

Material and Methods: This randomized controlled study will conducted with 80 voluntary patients. Participants will grouped as training group and control group. The multimedia-based information about vaginal examination is a video based patient education program. The anxiety levels/ scores of the patients will be assessed using the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI-S \[state\], STAI-T \[trait\]) and the Visual Analog Scale (VAS). The entire evaluation will be repeated before and after the examination.

Conditions

  • Pelvic Pain
  • Pelvic Floor; Relaxation

Interventions

OTHER

Multimedia education video

The multimedia education video was a 30 minutes information-based patient education program and contained information about pelvic anatomy and how to practice vaginal examination. The same gynecologist (M.S.) (male) who 15 years of experience explained details of vaginal examination, who told about vaginal examination in this video to the study participants, also did the gynecologic examination. The gynecologic examination which contained pelvic ultrasound scan and vaginal examination lasted approximately 20 minutes practice.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Akdeniz University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
50 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-05-21
Primary Completion
2019-05-21
Completion
2020-05-21

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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