Patient-Applied Pretreatment Analgesia for Intrauterine Device Placement
Status:
Not yet recruiting
Trial end date:
2024-01-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
The goal of this clinical trial is to perform a pilot study looking at the benefit of topical
anesthetic application to the cervix by tampon prior to intra-uterine device insertion. The
main question it aims to answer are:
- Does patient tampon-applied local anesthetic prior to insertion of an intrauterine
device (IUD) reduce procedural duration?
- Does patient tampon-applied local anesthetic prior to insertion of an intrauterine
device (IUD) reduce pain and improve patient perceptions of the procedure? Participants
will place a tampon after dipping the tampon into the study-supplied medication (aqueous
lidocaine or saline). Researchers will compare treatment and control groups to see if
there is any difference in procedure time, difficulty or patient perceptions.
Phase:
Phase 4
Details
Lead Sponsor:
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Collaborator:
American Academy of Family Physicians National Research Network