RESULTS The instruments most frequently used were single-item VAS and Biberoglu and Behrman pain score , while multidimensional inventories were used in few studies .
The results of clinical studies in CPP are more frequently based on one-dimensional measurements .
RATIONALE Many types of  pain assessment are available to research ers carrying out clinical trials in chronic pelvic pain ( CPP ) , ranging from a single-item scale to multidimensional inventories .
AIM Our objective was to investigate which assessment s of pain are more commonly used in clinical trials on CPP .
Prospective Randomized Trial of Right-Sided Paracolic Adhesiolysis for Chronic Pelvic Pain
Background : Prior study has shown that right paracolic adhesions are found in 90 % of patients with chronic pelvic pain and less frequently in pain-free patients . We set out to determine whether paracolic adhesiolysis will reduce site-specific pain . Methods : This was a prospect i ve , r and omized trial of right paracolic adhesiolysis at the time of diagnostic and operative laparoscopy for chronic pelvic pain . Twenty-five patients with a diagnosis of chronic pelvic pain were r and omized to either undergo or withhold lysis of right paracolic adhesions at the time of operative laparoscopy . Results : Right paracolic adhesions were found in 100 % of our patients . For all subjects , there was a significant reduction of right and left lower quadrant pain ( P<0.001 ) following the operative laparoscopy . Those who underwent right paracolic adhesiolysis had significantly greater right pelvic pain reduction than those who did not ( P=0.014 ) . There was no difference in the reduction of left or mid pelvic pain between the treatment and control groups . Conclusions : Right paracolic adhesiolysis reduces short-term site-specific tenderness in patients with chronic pelvic pain . Patients who would benefit from diagnostic or operative laparoscopy are likely to benefit further from paracolic adhesiolysis
RESULTS The instruments most frequently used were single-item VAS and Biberoglu and Behrman pain score , while multidimensional inventories were used in few studies .
The results of clinical studies in CPP are more frequently based on one-dimensional measurements .
RATIONALE Many types of  pain assessment are available to research ers carrying out clinical trials in chronic pelvic pain ( CPP ) , ranging from a single-item scale to multidimensional inventories .
AIM Our objective was to investigate which assessment s of pain are more commonly used in clinical trials on CPP .