The Impact of Pain Scores on Intrauterine Lidocaine Versus Normal Saline Infusion at the Time of IUD Placement

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2012-12-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: Female

Summary

The study hypothesis is that infusion of 2% lidocaine at the time of IUD placement will reduce pain scores related to that procedure. In a double blinded randomized trial of 60 women receiving either normal saline or lidocaine infused through an endometrial aspirator, pain scores will be obtained for each step of the IUD placement procedure and for the total experience.

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

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Women's Health Care Clinic, Torrance, California
• Treatments: Lidocaine

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Women eligible for IUD insertion

• Willing to give consent

Exclusion Criteria:

• Allergy to lidocaine

• Contraindications to IUD use