Evidence map›Paper›PMID 33369462›Full record

Trial reportAsian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP2020

Effects of Mefenamic Acid in Pain Control during Loop Electrical Excision Procedure:A Prospective Double-Blind Randomized Control Trial.

Poochit Dabpookhiew, Amornrat Temtanakitpaisan, Chumnan Kietpeerakool, Bandit Chumworathayi, Apiwat Aue-Aungkul, Fa-Ngam Chareonpol, Nampet Jampathong

Open access · goldAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
In one paragraph

Trial report in Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
1citing papers in PubMed
0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 34% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Poochit DabpookhiewDepartment of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Thailand.
Amornrat TemtanakitpaisanDepartment of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Thailand.
Chumnan KietpeerakoolDepartment of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Thailand.
Bandit ChumworathayiDepartment of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Thailand.ORCID 0000-0003-1214-1962
Apiwat Aue-AungkulDepartment of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Thailand.
Fa-Ngam ChareonpolDepartment of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Thailand.
Nampet JampathongDepartment of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Thailand.
Khon Kaen University · TH

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo investigate the effectiveness of pre-procedural oral mefenamic acid compared with placebo in women undergoing Loop Electrosurgical Excision Procedure (LEEP) with intracervical lidocaine injection. STUDY DESIGNS: A prospective double-blinded randomized control trial. Materials, Setting, Methods: Women undergoing LEEP for any indications were asked to participate in the study. The participants were randomly allocated into two groups. In group 1 (oral mefenamic acid), the participants were offered oral mefenamic acid (500 mg) for 30 minutes before procedures. In group 2 (placebo), the patients were given oral placebo (identical tablet) for 30 minutes before operation. All participants received immediate 10 mL of 2% lidocaine with 1:100,000 of epinephrine intracervical injection before undergoing the LEEP. All participants were excised in one piece of LEEP. No top-hat excision in this study.  The patients graded their pain on a 10-cm visual analog scale (VAS) at different points during the procedure, including speculum insertion, at starting excision, and 30 minutes post excision. Primary outcomes revealed the difference of VAS during all steps of LEEP by generalized estimating equations procedure.

resultsSixty participants (30 in mefenamic group and 30 in placebo group) participated in this study. The study did not find differences of VAS during all steps of LEEP and analgesic drug requirement at 30 minutes after LEEP procedure. All patients reported no immediate complications and no intervention-related adverse events were observed.

conclusionUsing pre-procedural oral mefenamic acid before LEEP procedure was not associated with pain reduction during all steps of excision.<br />.

Indexed as

AdultAnti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-SteroidalCancer PainDouble-Blind MethodElectrosurgeryFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansMefenamic AcidMiddle AgedPrognosisProspective StudiesUterine Cervical NeoplasmsAnti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-SteroidalMefenamic Acidloop electrosurgical excision procedureMefenamic acidpain controlPreinvasive cervical cancer

Identifiers

PMID33369462
PMCPMC8046318
OpenAlexW3116257375

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.