Empathy Through Pain Control: Lidocaine Gel vs. Placebo Prior to IUD Placement (NCT06974032) | Clinical Trial Compass
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Empathy Through Pain Control: Lidocaine Gel vs. Placebo Prior to IUD Placement
68 participantsStarted 2025-06-01
Plain-language summary
The goal of this research study is to learn more about how different uses of a numbing medication might affect pain levels while getting an IUD placed. The investigators are also studying patients' opinions of their clinicians' empathy.
The investigators are inviting patients who have never given birth who arrive at their clinic visit seeking an IUD.
Usually, at University of California, San Diego (UCSD), for patients who have never delivered, clinicians numb both the sides of the cervix with a lidocaine-based paracervical block. The purpose of this research study is to compare perceptions of pain between lidocaine-infused gel and non-medicated gel inserted into the vagina before paracervical block and IUD placement for nulliparous women.
Who can participate
Age range18 Years – 50 Years
SexFEMALE
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Inclusion criteria
✓. Ability to provide informed consent
✓. Women presenting for IUD placement for contraception or heavy menstrual bleeding
✓. Ages 18-50
✓. English-speaking
✓. Participants must not have a past medical history of substance use disorders, pain disorders, use of prescription pain medications or are found to be pregnant
✓. Nulliparous (never given birth)
Exclusion criteria
✕. History of ever giving birth
✕. Current use of prescription pain medication prior to procedure. Over-the-counter medications such as those containing ibuprofen, aspirin, acetaminophen, or naproxen are allowed.
✕. Diagnosed chronic pain condition
✕. Current pregnancy
What they're measuring
1
Pain scores during IUD placement procedure
Timeframe: From speculum placement to 5 minutes post-procedure
2
Patient perceptions of clinician empathy
Timeframe: From pre-procedure baseline to 5 minutes post-procedure