Lidocaine and Pain Management in First Trimester Abortions

Completed 80 enrolled Oregon Health and Science University

RandomizedParallel-groupSingle-blindSupportive care

Summary

The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of lidocaine (a numbing medication) inside the uterus on patient pain during an early abortion, compared to the paracervical block (lidocaine injected on either side of the cervix).

Timeline

Start: 2007-09
Primary completion: 2008-05
Completion: 2008-05

Publications

Background Edelman A, Nichols MD, Leclair C, Jensen JT. Four percent intrauterine lidocaine infusion for pain management in first-trimester abortions. Obstet Gynecol. 2006 Feb;107(2 Pt 1):269-75. doi: 10.1097/01.AOG.0000194204.71925.4a.

Drugs

Evaluation	Drug	Modality	Dose	Route
Comparator	Lidocaine	Other / unclassified	1 %	Other
Comparator	Lidocaine	Other / unclassified	4 %	Other
Comparator	Lidocaine	Other / unclassified	5 ml	Other
Comparator	Lidocaine	Other / unclassified	8 ml	Other

Indications

No indication recorded.