Tenaculum Pain Control Study

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2012-05-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: Female

Summary

The purpose of this clinical trial is to evaluate the effect of an intracervical lidocaine injection versus topical lidocaine gel on the pain experienced by patients undergoing tenaculum application to the cervix during office gynecologic procedures. This study will also evaluate how satisfied women are with the method of pain control used.

The researchers hypothesize that:

1. There is less pain perceived by patients undergoing placement of a tenaculum on the cervix when a lidocaine injection is used compared to a topical lidocaine gel.

2. Patients are more satisfied with pain control during the overall experience of undergoing tenaculum placement on the cervix when a lidocaine injection is used compared to a topical lidocaine gel.

• Phase: Phase 4
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Oregon Health and Science University
• Treatments: Lidocaine

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Generally healthy women

• Age 18 and over

• Indication for endometrial biopsy or IUD placement

Exclusion Criteria:

• Allergy to lidocaine or other local anesthetic

• Pregnancy, known or suspected

• Patients who are premedicated with misoprostol

• Patients with a chronic pain condition for which the patient takes daily pain medication