Paracervical Block During Office Hysteroscopy

Phase 2 Completed 80 enrolled Montefiore Medical Center

RandomizedParallel-groupQuadruple-blindTreatment

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness of paracervical block for pain relief in office hysteroscopy - particularly with the placement of the Essure device. Subjects will be randomized to receive either paracervical block or saline, and will have pain assessments performed throughout the procedure. Subjects and physicians will be blinded to group assignments.

Timeline

Start: 2007-03
Primary completion: 2008-03
Completion: 2008-09

Publications

Chudnoff S, Einstein M, Levie M. Paracervical block efficacy in office hysteroscopic sterilization: a randomized controlled trial. Obstet Gynecol. 2010 Jan;115(1):26-34. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0b013e3181c51ace.

Drugs

Evaluation	Drug	Modality	Dose	Route
Subject	Lidocaine	Other / unclassified	1 %	Other
Subject	Lidocaine	Other / unclassified	5 ml	Other

Indications

No indication recorded.