Pain Control for Intrauterine Device Placement: A Trial of Ketorolac Prior to Intrauterine Device Placement

Summary

Intrauterine device (IUD) placement can be painful for patients during and after the procedure. Fear of pain from IUD insertion can be a barrier to obtaining this highly effective long acting reversible contraception. Currently there are no proven effective methods for reduction of pain during and after placement of modern IUDs (Mirena IUD and Paragard IUD). Ketorolac has not been studied in regards to decreasing pain during and after IUD insertion although it is used by some providers for this purpose. It is a strong NSAID that is indicated for the treatment of moderate acute pain. In the intramuscular form it has an analgesia onset of action at 30min, thus may be a plausible option for pain management in the office setting compared to oral NSAIDs, which have a longer time to onset of analgesia and have not been proven to be effective in reducing pain associated with IUD placement. The primary aim of this study is to determine whether ketorolac (Toradol) decreases pain associated with intrauterine device placement compared to placebo. We hypothesize that administration of ketorolac 30mg intramuscularly at least 30 minutes prior to IUD insertion will decrease pain scores by at least 20mm on a visual analog scale at various time points during IUD insertion when compared to placebo of normal saline injection.

Timeline

Start

2012-07

Primary completion

2014-03

Completion

2014-03

Publications

• Background Allen RH, Bartz D, Grimes DA, Hubacher D, O'Brien P. Interventions for pain with intrauterine device insertion. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2009 Jul 8;(3):CD007373. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD007373.pub2.
• Background Roche NE, Li D, James D, Fechner A, Tilak V. The effect of perioperative ketorolac on pain control in pregnancy termination. Contraception. 2012 Mar;85(3):299-303. doi: 10.1016/j.contraception.2011.10.001. Epub 2011 Nov 30.
• Background Edelman AB, Schaefer E, Olson A, Van Houten L, Bednarek P, Leclair C, Jensen JT. Effects of prophylactic misoprostol administration prior to intrauterine device insertion in nulliparous women. Contraception. 2011 Sep;84(3):234-9. doi: 10.1016/j.contraception.2011.01.016. Epub 2011 Mar 3.
• Ngo LL, Ward KK, Mody SK. Ketorolac for Pain Control With Intrauterine Device Placement: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Obstet Gynecol. 2015 Jul;126(1):29-36. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000000912.

Drugs

Indications

No indication recorded.