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
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Enrollment
195
2 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
2 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
2 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
pain during LNG-IUD insertion
pain during LNG-IUD insertion evaluated by 10 cm Visual analog scale where 0=no pain and 10=worst pain imaginable
Time frame: 5 minutes
duration of the procedure
duration of the procedure from speculum in to speculum out
Time frame: 10 minutes
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