Video Colposcopy in Women With Dysplasia

Does Live Video Colposcopy Reduces Anxiety in Women With Cervical Dysplasia? A Randomised Trial.

To assess the effect of live video-colposcopy on women´s anxiety.

Study Overview

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

275

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

    • NRW
      • Dortmund, NRW, Germany, 44137
        • Zydolab - Institute of Cytology and Immune Cytochemistry
      • Herne, NRW, Germany, 44625
        • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology of the Ruhr University Bochum

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 80 years (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

Female

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • women referred for colposcopy due to cervical abnormalities
  • We included women if they attended colposcopy for the first time

Exclusion Criteria:

  • pregnant women
  • presence of a language barrier
  • known anxiety disorder or depression
  • history of conization or other treatments
  • known oncological disorder
  • inadequate colposcopy

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: OTHER
  • Allocation: RANDOMIZED
  • Interventional Model: PARALLEL
  • Masking: NONE

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
EXPERIMENTAL: Live Video-Colposcopy
Women are able to observe their colposcopic examination in real-time watching a flat screen in front of them
The colposcopy will be shown in real time on a flat screen
ACTIVE_COMPARATOR: No Live Video-Colposcopy
Women are not able to observe their colposcopic examination in real-time
The TV will be shut off during colposcopy

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Anxiety score after colposcopy
Time Frame: 10 minutes
Each women completes the state anxiety questionnaire (state-trait anxiety inventory [STAI]) 10 minutes after colposcopy.
10 minutes

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Change in anxiety scores
Time Frame: 10 minutes
Each women completes the state anxiety questionnaire (state-trait anxiety inventory [STAI]) before and 10 minutes after colposcopy. The difference in scores before and after colposcopy will be measured.
10 minutes
Pain during examination
Time Frame: 10 minutes
women scores their pain level using a horizontal 100-mm visual analogue scale (VAS) ranging from 0 (,no pain') to 10 (,worst imaginable pain').
10 minutes
Pain after examination
Time Frame: 10 minutes
women scores their pain level using a horizontal 100-mm visual analogue scale (VAS) ranging from 0 (,no pain') to 10 (,worst imaginable pain').
10 minutes
general unpleasantness during examination
Time Frame: 10 minutes
women scores their feeeling during colposcopy using a horizontal 100-mm visual analogue scale (VAS) ranging from 0 ("not at all unpleasant") to 10 ("extremely unpleasant").
10 minutes
Anxiety during examination
Time Frame: 10 minutes
women scores their anxiety during colposcopy using a horizontal 100-mm visual analogue scale (VAS) ranging from 0 ("no anxiety at all") to 10 ("worst imaginable anxiety")
10 minutes
Satisfaction concerning the medical consultation
Time Frame: 10 minutes
women scores their satisfaction using a horizontal 100-mm visual analogue scale (VAS) ranging from 0 ("maximally unsatisfied") to 10 ("maximally satisfied").
10 minutes
Overall Satisfaction
Time Frame: 10 minutes
women scores their satisfaction using a horizontal 100-mm visual analogue scale (VAS) ranging from 0 ("maximally unsatisfied") to 10 ("maximally satisfied").
10 minutes

Collaborators and Investigators

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Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

August 1, 2016

Primary Completion (ACTUAL)

March 1, 2017

Study Completion (ACTUAL)

March 1, 2017

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

February 28, 2016

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 28, 2016

First Posted (ESTIMATE)

March 3, 2016

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (ACTUAL)

March 27, 2017

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 22, 2017

Last Verified

March 1, 2017

More Information

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