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Cervical Lidocaine-Prilocaine Cream vs Glyceryl Trinitrate Cream in Nulliparous Women With LNG-IUD Insertion

Phase 4
Conditions
Contraception
Interventions
Drug: placebo cream
Drug: Lidocaine-Prilocaine cream
Drug: glyceryl trinitrate cream
Registration Number
NCT04355598
Lead Sponsor
Cairo University
Brief Summary

the aim of the present study is to compare safety and efficacy of cervical Lidocaine-Prilocaine cream versus glyceryl trinitrate cream on pain perception during levonorgestrel- intrauterine device insertion among nulliparous women: a randomized double-blind controlled trial

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
UNKNOWN
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
195
Inclusion Criteria
  • young and adolescent women requesting LNG-IUD insertion
Exclusion Criteria
  • parous women and contraindications to LNG-IUD placement or to the study drugs.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
placebo creamplacebo cream2 mL of the placebo cream will be placed on the anterior lip of the cervix by a Q-tip applicator, followed by 2 mL will be introduced in the cervical canal 7 minutes prior to IUD insertion
Lidocaine-Prilocaine creamLidocaine-Prilocaine cream2 mL of the Lidocaine-Prilocaine cream will be placed on the anterior lip of the cervix by a Q-tip applicator, followed by 2 mL will be introduced in the cervical canal 7 minutes prior to IUD insertion
glyceryl trinitrate creamglyceryl trinitrate cream2 mL of the glyceryl trinitrate cream will be placed on the anterior lip of the cervix by a Q-tip applicator, followed by 2 mL will be introduced in the cervical canal 7 minutes prior to IUD insertion
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
pain during LNG-IUD insertion5 minutes

pain during LNG-IUD insertion evaluated by 10 cm Visual analog scale where 0=no pain and 10=worst pain imaginable

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
duration of the procedure10 minutes

duration of the procedure from speculum in to speculum out

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