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Background and aim: The use of chaperone in routine anorectal examination of women attending to Coloproctology clinics has not been studied to this date. The aim of this study is to compare the patients' perception and preference regarding the presence of a chaperone during their first anorectal examination. Patients and methods: adult women will be randomly selected to be examined with or without the presence of a female chaperone. After that, they will answer a questionnaire form about how they feel during the examination and whether or not they would prefer having or not a chaperone present in that clinical situation. The patients will prospectively enrolled in one of the two groups of this randomized trial during a period of two years.


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The use of chaperone in routine anorectal examination of women attending to Coloproctology clinics has not been studied to this date. However, there are some guidance saying says that doctors should offer the patient the option of a chaperone wherever possible before conducting an intimate examination. The aim of this study is to compare the female patients' perception and preference regarding the presence of a chaperone during their first anorectal examination conduct by a male physician. Adult women will be investigated during their first visit to a Coloproctology Clinic at University Hospital. Only senior professionals will be examining the patients. This will be a prospectively randomized trial. Patients will be selected to be examined with or without the presence of a female chaperone. After that, they will answer a questionnaire form about how they feel during the examination and whether or not they would prefer having or not a chaperone present during the anorectal examination. The enrollment period will be two years from July 2018. Sample size estimated for the study is 188 patients (94 in each study group). ;


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NCT number NCT03615586
Study type Interventional
Source Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre
Contact Daniel C Damin, MD, PhD
Phone 55-51-996020442
Email damin@terra.com.br
Status Recruiting
Phase N/A
Start date July 26, 2018
Completion date July 27, 2020

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