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| Name | Class |
|---|---|
| University of Campinas, Brazil | OTHER |
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The primary aim of our study is to evaluate the effect of intracervical anesthesia on pain scores immediately following levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system (LNG-IUS) insertion in nulligravida women.
No prophylactic pharmacological intervention has proven efficacy in relieving pain during or after the insertion of levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system (LNG-IUS), only in reducing pain associated with the tenaculum. It is known that the nulligravida women have 3 times more chance of presenting moderate / severe pain associated to LNG-IUS placement. A previous study showed that injectable intracervical anesthesia reduced the risk of moderate/severe pain by 40%. However, the anesthetic dose was small (36 mg of lidocaine) and the study did not evaluate only nulligravida women which are potential candidates for most pain relief benefit. Thus, the primary aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of intracervical anesthesia on pain scores immediately following LNG-IUS insertion in nulligravida women.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anesthesia | Experimental | A 2% lidocaine without vasoconstrictor injection into the cervix |
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| Dry-needling | Sham Comparator | A placement of thin needle into the cervix without substance injection |
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| No intervention | No Intervention | No intervention for pain relief prior to LNG-IUS insertion |
| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anesthesia | Drug | A 2% lidocaine without vasoconstrictor injection into the cervix |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Pain associated with LNG-IUS insertion using VAS | To evaluate pain scores using the visual analog scale (VAS) | Immediately following LNG-IUS insertion |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Pain associated with LNG-IUS insertion using face scale | To evaluate pain scores using faces scale of the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) | Immediately following LNG-IUS insertion |
| Pain associated with tenaculum placement using VAS |
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Exclusion Criteria:
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Carolina S Vieira, MD, PhD | University of Sao Paulo | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| University of Sao Paulo | Ribeirão Preto | São Paulo | 14049-900 | Brazil |
The IPD will be collect using Redcap and will be kept in special file until analysis. Then, data will be summarized for analysis.
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D059787 | Acute Pain |
| D010146 | Pain |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D009461 | Neurologic Manifestations |
| D012816 | Signs and Symptoms |
| D013568 | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D000758 | Anesthesia |
| D008012 | Lidocaine |
| D000079245 | Dry Needling |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D000760 | Anesthesia and Analgesia |
| D000083 | Acetanilides |
| D000813 | Anilides |
| D000577 | Amides |
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Nulligravida women will be block-randomized to one of three groups (intracervical anesthesia, intracervical dry needling or no intervention)
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The care provider will open the randomization envelope and will do one of three possible approaches (a intracervical lidocaine injection, a intracervical dry needling or no intervention). Then, a second care provider will insert the intrauterine contraceptive (IUC) blinding for the approach of the first care provider. After IUC insertion, the latter care provider will assess the pain felt by the woman using proper scales. The woman will be also blinded to the approach used before IUC insertion.
| Dry-needling | Procedure | A placement of thin needle into the cervix without substance injection |
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To evaluate pain scores using the visual analog scale (VAS) |
| Immediately following tenaculum placement |
| Pain associated with tenaculum placement using faces scale | To evaluate pain scores using faces scale of the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) | Immediately following tenaculum placement |
| Ease of IUS insertion | To evaluate ease of LNG-IUS insertion rated by the provider | Immediately following LNG-IUS insertion |
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| Organic Chemicals |
| D000814 | Aniline Compounds |
| D000588 | Amines |
| D000529 | Complementary Therapies |
| D013812 | Therapeutics |
| D026741 | Physical Therapy Modalities |