Lidocaine-Prilocaine Cream in Conjunction With Paracervical Block for Pain With Abortion

• Status: Withdrawn
• Trial end date: 2022-12-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: Female

Summary

The investigators theorize that the application of a lidocaine-prilocaine cream 5-10 minutes prior to the administration of a paracervical block could decrease pain associated with its administration and pain with abortion overall.

• Phase: Phase 3
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Stanford University
• Treatments: EMLA; Lidocaine; Lidocaine, Prilocaine Drug Combination; Prilocaine

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• surgical abortion patient at 5 0/7 to 11 6/7 weeks gestational age;

• English or Spanish speaking;

• ability to give informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

• pre-operative use of misoprostol;

• allergy to study medications (lidocaine, prilocaine, versed, fentanyl);

• known uterine anomaly;

• prior cervical surgery