Lidocaine 10% Spray Reduces Pain During Intrauterine Device Insertion

N/ACompletedNCT02020551

Kayseri Education and Research Hospital223 enrolled

Overview

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.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

TRIPLE

Enrollment

223

Conditions

Pain

Interventions

Lidocaine SprayDRUG

PlaceboDRUG

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 49 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: Age \>18 Not pregnant Smear negative Exclusion Criteria: Chronic pelvic pain Pregnancy Uterine anomaly Fibroid Acute cervicitis Pelvic inflammatory disease Cervical stenosis

Locations (1)

Kayseri Education and Research Hospital of Medicine

Kayseri, Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Pain

10 cm VAS scale

Time frame: 3 months

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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