Anxiety, Pain, and Satisfaction Related to First Vaginal Examination in Women

Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexFemale
Age18+
SponsorKahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University

About this trial

The Effect of Gynaecological Drape and Specially Developed Gynaecological Shorts on Anxiety, Pain and Satisfaction Related to First Vaginal Examination in Women: A Randomised Controlled Study

Eligibility criteria

This trial accepts healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Literate,

18 years of age or older,

Can speak and understand Turkish,

You are a woman who is having a vaginal examination for the first time

Disqualifiers

Physical or mental illness that prevents them from communicating,

Vaginal examination by a health professional other than the designated gynaecologist,

Those who answered the research questions incompletely and

Women who want to withdraw from the study

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Intervention group I

    Behavioral

    Women in Intervention Group II will wear gynaecological shorts specially developed by the researchers before vaginal examination. These shorts will be made of disposable fabric and will be sewn by the researchers in four different sizes (S-M-L-XL) according to the weight of the women. The middle part of the shorts will be closed with a snap button, and the opening will be provided when the snap button is opened during vaginal examination. In addition, these shorts will be approximately knee-cap length for women.

Treatment groups

120 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups
Group A: Intervention group IExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group B: ControlNo intervention 0 interventions

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Anxiety

Anxiety levels of women related to vaginal examination will be measured using The Trait Anxiety Inventory Form in intervention I, II, and control group.

Time frame
10 minutes before and 10 minutes after vaginal examination
2

Pain level

Pain levels of women related to vaginal examination will be measured using VAS Pain Scale in intervention I, II, and control group.

Time frame
10 minutes before and 10 minutes after vaginal examination
3

Satisfaction level

It will be used to assess women's satisfaction with vaginal examination. In this scale, women will be asked to indicate the level of satisfaction from 1 to 5.

Time frame
10 minutes after vaginal examination

Secondary outcomes

Other outcomes

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