Clinical trials: IUD Insertion Pain
Pain
Lidocaine 10% Spray Reduces Pain During Intrauterine Device Insertion
Pain during intrauterine device (IUD) insertion can be a barrier to initiation. Misoprostol and nonsteroidal drugs have found to be ineffective by clinical trials.Investigators tested whether intracervical 2% lidocaine gel…
- Trial name
- NCT02020551
- Testing
- Lidocaine Spray
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 223 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kayseri Education and Research Hospital
Contraception
The PRICE Trial: Pain Reduction for Intrauterine Contraception Experiment
Intrauterine devices (IUDs) are a highly effective form of reversible contraception with a less than 1% failure rate. They can be easily placed in the office and require little maintenance care.
- Trial name
- PRICE (NCT06532162)
- Testing
- 1% Lidocaine Paracervical Block, Normal Saline Paracervical Injection
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 246 people
- Sponsor
- Mount Sinai Hospital, Canada
IUD Insertion Complication
Pain Relief During IUD Insertion in Women Delivered Only by Elective Cesarean Section
The aim of the work is to assess the effect of combined misoprostol 200 mcg and isosorbide mononitrate 40 mg versus misoprostol 200 mcg and placebo as local vaginal tablet on the successful IUD insertion.
- Trial name
- NCT03587077
- Testing
- Misoprostol, isosorbide mononitrate
- Volunteers
- 113 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Pain
Diclofenac Plus Lidocaine Gel for Pain Relief During Intrauterine Device Insertion(IUD).
The aim of this study is to determine the effectiveness of a combination of diclofenac and lidocaine gel in reducing pain during IUD insertion.
- Trial name
- NCT02332057
- Testing
- Diclofenac plus lidocaine
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
Anxiety, Pain Management
Virtual Reality-Assisted Nursing Intervention During Intrauterine Device Insertion
Effect of Virtual Reality-Assisted Nursing Intervention on Pain and Anxiety During Intrauterine Device Insertion: A Randomized Controlled Trial April 30, 2026 The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of a virtual…
- Conditions
- Anxiety, Pain Management, Virtual Reality, Nursing Interventions
- Trial name
- VR-IUD (NCT07580885)
- Testing
- via virtual reality goggles
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mersin University
Pain, Muscle, IUD
Essential Oils Following IUD Insertion
This study will measure the effects of topical application of sweet marjoram essential oil + grapeseed oil with massage on uterine cramping/pain post-IUD insertion/placement.
- Trial name
- NCT04927741
- Testing
- Sweet Marjoram Essential Oil, Grapeseed Oil
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Pain
Self-administered Intravaginal 2% Lidocaine Gel Prior to Intrauterine Device Insertion in Nulliparous Women
This study is designed to evaluate if self-inserted intravaginal 2% lidocaine gel is effective at decreasing pain during intrauterine device insertion in nulliparous women.
- Trial name
- LIVIIN (NCT01534520)
- Testing
- Lidocaine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 61 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Contraception
Music as a Nonpharmacologic Approach to Pain Control With Intrauterine Device Placement
The intervention of this study is the addition of patient-selected music during IUD insertion procedure. Subjects randomized to the music group will choose 10 songs, which will be played during the procedure, from the time of…
- Trial name
- NCT04835701
- Testing
- Music
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Pain
EMLA Cream as Analgesic for Outpatient Gynecological Procedures
The goal of this clinical trial is to compare pain perception in the study participant population undergoing the following gynecological procedures: Intra Uterine Device (IUD) insertion, hysteroscopy, and endometrial biopsy and…
- Trial name
- NCT05970354
- Testing
- EMLA Cream, VersaPro Cream Base for Compounding
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- CAMC Health System
Pain During Intrauterine Device Insertion
The Effectiveness of Topical Prilocaine-Lidocaine Cream Plus Acetaminophen and Naproxen Compared to Lidocaine Injection Plus Acetaminophen and Naproxen to Manage Pain During IntraUterine Device Insertion
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if two pain medications used to treat pain during intrauterine device insertions work in persons with a uterus. It will also learn about the safety of the two study medications.
- Trial name
- NCT07546370
- Testing
- Prilocaine, Lidocaine, Lidocaine HCl 1%
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 66 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Monakshi Sawhney
Contraception
Comparative Efficacy of Lidocaine Spray Versus Vaginal Dinoprostone in IUD Insertion
the aim of this study is to compare the safety and Efficacy of Lidocaine Spray Versus Vaginal dinoprostone in relieving pain during levonorgestrel IUD Insertion in nulliparous women
- Trial name
- NCT04339361
- Testing
- lidocaine spray, vaginal dinoprostone
- Volunteers
- 111 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
IUD Insertion Complication, Acute Pain
LI4 Acupuncture for Analgesia in Intrauterine Device Insertion
Pain during IUD insertion is substantially psychologic in origin, responds extremely well to non-pharmacologic interventions. Considering the fact that acupuncture is a modality exerting both psychologic and physiologic effects…
- Trial name
- NCT04963582
- Testing
- Acupuncture
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nigde Omer Halisdemir University
Pain
Study of Pain Control With Hormonal IUS Insertion
This study aims to compare pain during insertion of the Skyla® IUS using a 100mm visual analog scale (VAS) among 92 young women aged 14 to 22 years randomized to receive a paracervical (n=46) block versus a sham paracervical…
- Trial name
- SOPHI (NCT02352714)
- Testing
- Paracervical Nerve Block
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 98 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
IUD Insertion Pain
Oral Ketorolac for IUD Pain Reduction
To determine if oral ketorolac given at different timepoints prior to intrauterine device (IUD) insertion influences pain experienced during this procedure.
- Trial name
- NCT06853327
- Testing
- Ketorolac
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 108 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Pain Relief
Lidocaine In-situ Gel Before Intrauterine Device Insertion
Intrauterine device can cause pain and discomfort in several ways: Use of the tenaculum to grasp the cervix and straighten the uterus for proper insertion; trans-cervical actions including measuring uterine depth, inserting the…
- Trial name
- NCT02943135
- Testing
- lidocaine in-situ gel
- Where
- 2 sites in Egypt
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Anxiety, Pain
Investigating Pre-Procedural Anxiety and Effect of Analgesia on Intrauterine Device Placement and Endometrial Biopsy
The purpose of this study is to evaluate pre-procedural anxiety and patient pain perception with IUD insertion/ EMB procedure when using analgesia versus no analgesia by the end of the study and to evaluate the effect of age…
- Trial name
- NCT07031206
- Testing
- Paracervical block- Lidocaine without epinephrine, Benzocaine Gel applied to the cervix, Hydroxyzine Hydrochloride
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 152 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Contraception
Effect of Multimodal Analgesia on Pain With Insertion of Levonorgestrel-releasing IUD
Does the addition of cervical lidocaine injections and valium to the current practice result in decreased reported pain with tenaculum placement, IUD insertion, and post procedural discomfort? The current practice is ibuprofen…
- Trial name
- NCT02799641
- Testing
- Diazepam, Lidocaine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 61 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- TriHealth Inc.
Family Planning
Oral Diclofenac Sodium Versus Oral Hyoscine Butyl Bromide During Intrauterine Device Insertion
The aim of our study is to compare the analgesic effect of oral diclofenac sodium versus oral hyoscine butyl bromide during intrauterine device insertion.
- Trial name
- NCT02714231
- Testing
- diclofenac sodium (cataflam), hyoscine butyl bromide (buscopan)
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Family Planning
Indomethacin Use in Pain Relief During Intrauterine Device Insertion
The aim of the investigators study is to test the analgesic effect of rectal indomethacin during Intrauterine device insertion.
- Trial name
- INDO-IUD (NCT02711358)
- Testing
- indomethacin suppositories
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Contraception
Misoprostol With Intrauterine Device Insertion
The purpose of this study is to see if using misoprostol (a medication that softens the cervix) before placing an intrauterine device for contraception reduces pain in women who have never delivered a baby.
- Trial name
- NCT00613366
- Testing
- Misoprostol, Magnesium Oxide
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oregon Health and Science University