Ultrasound Guided Intra-uterine Device Insertion

Woman's Health University Hospital, Egypt102 enrolled

Overview

Different studies have been made in an attempt to reduce the pain and the duration of the process of outpatient insertion of the intrauterine device. in this trial, the investigators aim to insert the IUD under ultrasonographic guidance, which can help to reduce the pain, decrease the process of insertion, in addition, it reduces the incidence of malposition of IUD as well as the risk of complications.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

102

Conditions

Contraception

Interventions

intrauterine device TCu 380ADEVICE

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 20 YearsMax age: 45 YearsHealthy volunteers:

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Inclusion Criteria: * Females desiring contraception with the use of IUD Exclusion Criteria: * Are pregnant or think they may be pregnant * Septic pregnancy or abortion * Have unexplained abnormal vaginal bleeding * Have untreated cervical cancer * Have malignant gestational trophoblastic disease * Have uterine cancer * Have uterine abnormalities * Have or may have had a pelvic infection within the past three months * Have or may have any sexually transmitted disease * Have pelvic tuberculosis * Are postpartum between 48 hours and 4 weeks * Have benign gestational trophoblastic disease * Have ovarian cancer * Have AIDS (unless clinically well on anti-retroviral therapy)

Locations (1)

Kasr el ainy hospital

Cairo, Egypt

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Assessment of degree of pain during IUD insertion

Pain will be assessed by the use of visual analog scale, Pain rating scale

Time frame: 6 months

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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