Who is sponsoring NCT01466491?

NCT01466491 is sponsored by Oregon Health and Science University.

What drugs are being tested in NCT01466491?

Interventions: Paracervical block technique with lidocaine.

What is the status of NCT01466491?

NCT01466491 is currently COMPLETED.

Last reviewed 2019-10-28 · How we verify

Refining Paracervical Block Techniques for Pain Control in First Trimester Surgical Abortion

NCT01466491 Phase 4 COMPLETED Results posted

The purpose of this study is to determine the level of pain women experience with a surgical abortion and the effect that varying paracervical block techniques might have on that pain. These different techniques involve wait time following the injection as well as the number of sites injected.

Details

Lead sponsor	Oregon Health and Science University
Phase	Phase 4
Status	COMPLETED
Enrolment	332
Start date	2011-10
Completion	2013-05

Conditions

Pain

Interventions

Paracervical block technique with lidocaine

Primary outcomes

Patient Perception of Pain — after completion of cervical dilation
To determine whether varying paracervical block techniques affect patient perception of pain. Pain is measured as mm distance from the left of the 100-mm visual analogue (VAS) scale with the anchors 0 = none, 100 mm = worst imaginable (reflecting magnitude of pain) and recorded immediately after completion of cervical dilation.

Countries

United States