Pain Perception With Tenaculum Placement

NCT02969421 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 66

Last updated 2019-03-18

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Summary

Randomized controlled trial that compares methods of tenaculum placement during intrauterine device insertion and their effect on pain. The two methods being compared are slow tenaculum placement versus tenaculum placement at time of cough. Subjects will be asked to rate their pain using visual analog scale. Primary outcome measured is pain at time of tenaculum placement. Secondary outcomes are overall pain with intrauterine device insertion and provider satisfaction with tenaculum placement.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Cough method for placement of tenaculum

The intervention in this arm is the placement of tenaculum via cough method

OTHER

Slow Tenaculum Placement of tenaculum

The intervention in this arm is the placement of tenaculum via slow method

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
55 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-01-10
Primary Completion
2017-02-23
Completion
2017-02-23

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