The Effect of NLP on Pain Before Uterine Curettage Due to the Fetal Demise

Pregnancy termination is a difficult and painful procedure can be done by medically or uterine curettage. Studies have been conducted to reduce the anxiety of women undergoing pregnancy termination, but there are no publications on topics such as anxiety, pain perception, and pain catastrophizing.

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No study was planned on pain and pain perception during pregnancy termination by uterine curettage by teaching the NLP technique to the patients.

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Key information

Conditions

Nursing Caries Acute Pain Neurologic Manifestations Pain Pain, Acute Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Pregnancy Loss Signs and Symptoms

Age range

18 year–55 year

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Sanliurfa Education and Research Hospital

Sanliurfa, Turkey (Türkiye)

About this study

In this randomized controlled study, the group of patients who underwent uterine curettage with the indication of pregnancy termination in the Septic Service of the Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics of Şanlıurfa Training and Research Hospital will be divided into two groups and NLP training will be given before uterine curettage in a double-blind manner and VAS (visual pain scale) after uterine curettage. Evaluation will be made using the fear of pain scale-3 and the pain catastrophizing scale. NLP training will be given for approximately 20 minutes, and the group that will not receive NLP training will remain silent for 20 minutes. The results will be compared.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Over 18 years of age, non-pregnant, with an indication for pregnancy termination; Those who agreed to participate in the study, patients who understand and can speak Turkish

Exclusion criteria

Patients who do not meet the inclusion criteria or who have had a previous pregnancy termination

Treatment and study plan

Neurolinguistic programming

Behavioral

In the NLP application protocol, the visual, auditory and/or tactile representation system that the woman uses most frequently will be determined. Then, using the anchoring technique, the internal reactions and external reactions created by the woman's current symptoms and emotions and thoughts regarding the urination process will be combined using the anchoring technique. Existing negative emotions will be reduced and positive emotions will be reinforced. Then, with the swish technique, the intensity of the woman's existing negative emotions will be erased from the most frequently used visual, auditory or tactile representation system. Then, taking into account the representation system that the woman uses most frequently, the belief change model will be used in her negative thoughts about the current symptom, and her negative feelings and thoughts will be replaced by positive feelings and thoughts and reinforced.

Primary outcomes

VAS score, pain perception scale and pain catastrophizing scales scores

Time frame: 1 hour

pain scale

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Sanliurfa Education and Research Hospital

Other Gov

Registry information

Official study title

The Effect of Neurolingualistik Programming (NLP) on Pain Score, Fear of Pain and Pain Catastrophizing Before Uterine Curettage Due to the Fetal Demise

Acronym: NLP

Important dates

Study start: 2024
Primary completion: 2025
Study completion: 2025
First posted: Jul 9, 2024
Registry last updated: Apr 6, 2025

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