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Lidocaine 10% Spray Reduces Pain During Intrauterine Device Insertion

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Pain
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT02020551
Lead Sponsor
Kayseri Education and Research Hospital
Brief Summary

Pain during intrauterine device (IUD) insertion can be a barrier to initiation. Misoprostol and nonsteroidal drugs have found to be ineffective by clinical trials.Investigators tested whether intracervical 2% lidocaine gel decreased insertion pain compared to placebo.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
223
Inclusion Criteria

Age >18 Not pregnant Smear negative

Exclusion Criteria

Chronic pelvic pain Pregnancy Uterine anomaly Fibroid Acute cervicitis Pelvic inflammatory disease Cervical stenosis

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
saline spray applicationPlaceboPlacebo group
lidocaine spray applicationLidocaine Spray2 puff lidocaine spray applicated before IUD insertion
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Pain3 months

10 cm VAS scale

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Kayseri Education and Research Hospital of Medicine

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Kayseri, Turkey

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