Nitrous Oxide for Pain Management of Intrauterine Device (IUD) Insertion

Completed 80 enrolled University of New Mexico Society of Family Planning · collab

RandomizedParallel-groupTriple-blindTreatment

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether Nitrous Oxide is effective in achieving pain control and satisfaction among nulliparous women getting the intrauterine device (IUD).

Timeline

Start: 2013-10
Primary completion: 2014-08
Completion: 2014-08

Publications

Background Allen RH, Goldberg AB, Grimes DA. Expanding access to intrauterine contraception. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2009 Nov;201(5):456.e1-5. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2009.04.027. Epub 2009 Jun 13.
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.
Singh RH, Thaxton L, Carr S, Leeman L, Schneider E, Espey E. A randomized controlled trial of nitrous oxide for intrauterine device insertion in nulliparous women. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2016 Nov;135(2):145-148. doi: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2016.04.014. Epub 2016 Jul 16.

Drugs

Evaluation	Drug	Modality	Dose	Route
Background	Chlorhexidine	Small molecule	2 %	Topical
Background	Povidone-Iodine	Other / unclassified	10 %	Topical

Indications

No indication recorded.