Bleeding Patterns and Complications After Postpartum IUD Placement: a Pilot Study

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Postpartum Period

In brief

The purpose of the study is to determine the feasibility of placing the levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system (LNG - IUS, Mirena®) post-delivery. The investigators will gain information about complications at the time of placement; the investigators will also examine the expulsion rate, side effects, bleeding patterns and subject satisfaction at various time periods after insertion.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01309919

Run by

Baystate Medical Center

People needed

150

Starts

2011-01-01

Expected to finish

2012-02-01

Last updated by the study team

2015-01-29

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 55. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• age 18 years or older
• speak either English or Spanish
• desire to use an IUD as their postpartum contraception (IUD arm)
• do NOT desire an IUD as their contraception (Diary Only arm)
• plan to deliver at Baystate Medical Center.

You may not qualify if…

• history of sexually transmitted infection during the three months prior to enrollment
• desiring of another pregnancy within six months of giving birth
• routine contraindications to IUD:
• cavity-distorting uterine fibroids or uterine anomalies
• known or suspected uterine or cervical neoplasia
• acute liver disease or liver tumor
• history of breast cancer

Where it is running

• Baystate Medical Center — Springfield, Massachusetts, United States

Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov

Trial information comes from ClinicalTrials.gov and is refreshed daily. TrialsForMe does not provide medical care and does not run the studies it lists.