Lidocaine In-situ Gel Prior to Intrauterine Device Insertion in Women With no Previous Vaginal Delivery
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2020-05-31
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
Long-acting reversible contraception methods are highly effective methods for reduction of
the unplanned pregnancy rate worldwide. The intrauterine device is a single procedure that
provides reliable, effective and long term contraception for many women. However, the
insertion procedure can be associated with a troublesome degree of pain that prevent some
women from choosing its use. Different interventions have been described to decrease pain
perception during intrauterine device insertion with no agreement on an effective one.
Pre-insertion oral ibuprofen, diclofenac, nitroprusside, local anesthetics as lidocaine and
prostaglandins has been reported with variable degrees of success .