Social and Clinical Aspects of Pelvic Pain in Turkey

NCT ID: NCT06038773

Last Updated: 2023-09-15

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Total Enrollment: 45 participants
• Study Classification: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2023-06-10
• Study Completion Date: 2023-07-22

Brief Summary

Chronic Pelvic Pain (CPP) is a common medical condition with a complex treatment due to different variables that influence its clinical course.There is a growing literature which discussing the effect of ethnicity and culture on pain. It was aimed to invesitigate whether there is a considerable difference in the presentation and experience of pelvic pain in women from a different societies and cultures.

Detailed Description

Chronic Pelvic Pain (CPP) is a common medical condition with a complex treatment due to different variables that influence its clinical course.There is a growing literature which discussing the effect of ethnicity and culture on pain. It was aimed to invesitigate whether there is a considerable difference in the presentation and experience of pelvic pain in women from a different societies and cultures.

The study includes randomly selected 45 females who completed a comprehensive set of questions derived from International Pelvic Pain Society (IPPS), pelvic pain assesment form. Character and intensity of pain, sexual abuse and harresment, coping with pain, physical activites (exercising) and comorbidities were evaluated. The McGill pain questionnaire short form was used to evaluate pain. Sexual Abuse Items in the Questionnaire (modified) to assess patients' sexual abuse status.

Conditions

Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome

Study Design

• Observational Model Type: COHORT
• Study Time Perspective: RETROSPECTIVE

Interventions

Diagnosis

Baseline data were presented with descriptive statistics. Sociodemographic information, pregnancy status, surgical history, exercise habits, gynecologic, obstetric, urologic and gastrointestinal history of the patients were evaluated with the "Patient Information Form".Pain intensity was evaluated with the McGill pain questionnaire short form. At the same time, the patients drew the areas where they felt the most pain with the pain maps scale. Pain intensity during sexual intercourse was evaluated with the Visual Analog Scale (VAS).Sexual Abuse Items on the Questionnaire (Modified from Badgley).

Intervention Type: DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Women aged 18-65 years with pelvic pain ≥6 months were eligible.

Exclusion Criteria

• Patient who have had pelvic surgery
• Gynecological female patients with problems other than pelvic pain

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 65 Years
• Eligible Sex: FEMALE
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Yeditepe University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

nilüfer cerbezer, Msc

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Yeditepe Üniversitesi

Locations

Nilüfer Cerbezer

Istanbul, , Turkey (Türkiye)

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Other Identifiers

Yeditepeu3

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id