Trial of Local Lidocaine Gel and Intrauterine Lidocaine Infusion for Pain Relief During Saline Infusion Sonohysterography

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2015-06-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: Female

Summary

This is a randomized, double-blinded, double placebo-controlled trial. Patients undergoing saline infusion sonohysterography (SIS) will be recruited and randomized into three groups to receive (a) 3ml of 2% lidocaine gel on the cervix and 5ml of intrauterine normal saline; (b) 3ml of KY jelly on the cervix and 5ml of 2% intrauterine lidocaine or (c) 3ml of KY jelly on the cervix and 5mL of intrauterine normal saline prior to SIS. Pain levels will be recorded to evaluate the efficacy of local lidocaine gel and intrauterine lidocaine infusion in reducing pain during the SIS.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: The University of Hong Kong
• Treatments: Lidocaine

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Women aged 18 years or older being scheduled for saline infusion sonohysterography

Exclusion Criteria:

• History of cervical stenosis

• Known allergy to lidocaine

• Pregnancy

• Acute cervicitis

• Profuse vaginal bleeding

• Consumption of pain killers on the day of procedure