EMLA Cream as Analgesic for Outpatient Gynecological Procedures
Status:
Enrolling by invitation
Trial end date:
2024-02-28
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
The goal of this clinical trial is to compare pain perception in the study participant
population undergoing the following gynecological procedures: Intra Uterine Device (IUD)
insertion, hysteroscopy, and endometrial biopsy and given either Eutectic Mixture of Local
Anesthetics (EMLA) cream or a placebo. The main question to answer is:
• Does EMLA cream reduce pain when administered during the following gynecological
procedures: IUD insertion, hysteroscopy, and endometrial biopsy?
Participants will be asked to do assess their pain on the Visual Analogue Scale through 3
times during the procedure. Researchers will compare the study group with those receiving
placebo group to see if there is a difference in pain scores.