Endometrial Biopsy Instrument Comparison Study

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Pain

In brief

The purpose of this study is to determine the level of pain women experience during an endometrial biopsy and the effect that the biopsy tool might have on that pain. The investigators will also evaluate the adequacy of the sample each endometrial biopsy tool collects.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00613925

Run by

Oregon Health and Science University

People needed

73

Starts

2008-01-01

Expected to finish

2011-01-01

Last updated by the study team

2014-05-12

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 85. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Women ages 18 and over who present to the Oregon Health and Science University Center for Women's Health and the Portland Veteran's Affairs Medical Center with an indication for endometrial biopsy, are literate in English or Spanish, who are willing to participate in the study.

You may not qualify if…

• Pregnancy, known or suspected
• Known cervical stenosis
• History of Mullerian tract anomalies
• History of uterine or cervical surgery
• Pelvic inflammatory disease (current or within the past 3 months)
• Sexually transmitted diseases (current)
• Puerperal or post abortion sepsis (current or within the past 3 months)
• Purulent cervicitis (current)
• Known clotting disorder
• Known uterine anomalies or fibroids distorting the cavity in a way incompatible with office endometrial biopsy
• Allergy to any component of the Pipelle or Explora curette
• Patients who are premedicated with analgesics or misoprostol
• Patients who require mechanical cervical dilation or receive paracervical block

Where it is running

• Oregon Health & Science University — Portland, Oregon, United States
• Portland Veterans Affairs Medical Center — Portland, Oregon, United States

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