Cochrane · systematic review · CD006120
Pain relief for women with cervical intraepithelial neoplasia undergoing colposcopy treatment
Gajjar, K, Martin-Hirsch, PPL, Bryant, A, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2016 · Cochrane Library
Gynaecological, Neuro-oncology and Orphan CancerAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
3
current version
GRADE rated
3
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 1 · 33.3%Low 2 · 66.7%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
Questions and results
Local anaesthetic infiltration (lignocaine 2%) compared with saline injection for pain relief during outpatient colposcopy treatment
Population: women undergoing outpatient colposcopy treatment
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Pain scores during procedure (VAS: 0 to 100) Local anaesthetic infiltration (lignocaine 2%) vs saline injection | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 130 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Local anaesthetic plus vasoconstrictor compared with no analgesia for pain relief during outpatient colposcopy treatment
Population: women undergoing outpatient colposcopy treatment
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Pain scores during procedure (VAS: 0 to 100) Local anaesthetic plus vasoconstrictor vs no analgesia | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 95 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Oral analgesia compared with placebo for pain relief during outpatient colposcopy treatment
Population: women undergoing outpatient colposcopy treatment
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Pain scores during procedure (VAS: 0 to 100) Oral analgesia vs placebo | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 129 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias |