The Effect of Nitroprusside on Intrauterine Device (IUD) Insertion
| Status: | Archived |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Women's Studies, Pain |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Musculoskeletal, Reproductive |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | Any |
| Updated: | 7/1/2011 |
| Start Date: | December 2010 |
| End Date: | December 2011 |
The Effect of Nitroprusside on the IUD Insertion Experience in Nulliparous Women: a Pilot Study
Increasing accessibility of long-acting reversible contraceptive methods, like intrauterine
devices (IUDs), is an important strategy to reduce the risk of unintended pregnancy.
Unfortunately, fear of IUD insertion in women who have not had children is common among
health care providers and women alike, and this limits IUD use. To increase acceptance of
this highly effective contraceptive, there is need to investigate novel, low cost, easily
applied and accessible techniques to improve the insertion experience. This is a pilot study
to evaluate the efficacy and tolerability of nitroprusside gel applied intracervically as an
intervention to improve the IUD insertion experience for both patient and provider.
Subjects who are have already scheduled an IUD insertion will be asked to join this study
assessing whether or not nitroprusside gel helps with IUD insertion process. Only healthy,
nulliparous women between the ages of 18 and 45 will be recruited. Nulliparous women report
much more pain associatec with IUD insertion than parous women so the possibility of being
able to measure the effect of nitroprusside vs placebo is more likely. The primary outcome,
pain with IUD insertion, and the secondary outcomes, such as satisfaction and provider ease
of IUD insertion, will be compared between the study groups as well.
We found this trial at
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site
3181 Southwest Sam Jackson Park Road
Portland, Oregon 97239
Portland, Oregon 97239
503 494-8311
Oregon Health and Science University In 1887, the inaugural class of the University of Oregon...
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