WithdrawnNot Applicable

Intrauterine Device (IUD) Placement at the Time of Cesarean Section

Stopped: Principal Investigator left the University of Kentucky before enrollment could begin.

0Started 2008-08

Plain-language summary

To evaluate the continuation of the Copper IUD at one year after placement through the cesarean incision into the uterus at the time of cesarean section.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 40 Years

SexFEMALE

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Inclusion Criteria: * Desire an IUD post-partum and are willing to use the copper IUD. * They will also need to be patients at one of our OBGYN clinics at the university of Kentucky. Exclusion Criteria: * Post-partum hemorrhage, * Chorioamnionitis (or a fever \>101 at the time of cesarean), * Women on antibiotic or immunosuppressive therapies, * Cervical dilation \> 5 cm at the time of c-section, OR * Excessive intraoperative blood loss. * Also women with contraindications to a copper IUD: Wilson's disease, unusual uterine shape or known uterine anomaly.

What they're measuring

Continuation at one year

Timeframe: 1 year

Trial details

NCT IDNCT00986089

SponsorUniversity of Kentucky

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeOBSERVATIONAL

Primary completion2010-07

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