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Nitrous Oxide for Pain Management of First Trimester Surgical Abortion

NCT02096575 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 140

Last updated 2016-04-19

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Summary

The purpose of this research is to study the effect of nitrous oxide on pain felt by women having a surgical termination at less than 11 weeks compared to pain felt by women receiving oral pain medications.

Conditions

  • Abortion in First Trimester

Interventions

OTHER

Nitrous oxide administration

All participants will receive 800 mg of oral ibuprofen 30 minutes pre-operatively. The NO group will get two placebo pills and the standard care group will get one 5/325 mg Vicodin, and 1 mg of Ativan 30 minutes before the procedure. The standard care group will get oxygen intraoperatively. NO or oxygen will be administered via a scented nasal mask to blind patients to the intervention. All patients will get local anesthesia via a standardized PCB.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of New Mexico

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Rameet H. Singh, MD, MPH · University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-08-31
Primary Completion
2015-04-30
Completion
2015-04-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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