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

Completed · Not applicable · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Contraception

In brief

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).

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02391714

Run by

University of New Mexico

People needed

80

Starts

2013-10-01

Expected to finish

2014-08-01

Last updated by the study team

2016-02-03

Who can join

Age: 12 and older. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Age >18 OR between the ages of 12-17 with a parent/legal guardian who can consent
• English speaking
• Desires a Mirena® or ParaGard® IUD
• Nulliparous woman
• Can use laughing gas
• Has not taken narcotic pain medications prior to procedure

You may not qualify if…

• Currently pregnant
• If you have been pregnant before, pregnancy lasting longer than 19 weeks, 6 days
• Less than 4 weeks have elapsed from the end of a spontaneous abortion or medical abortion.
• Desires Skyla® IUD
• Pelvic Inflammatory Disease in the last 3 months
• Current mucopurulent discharge
• Uterine anomaly that distorts the uterine cavity
• Known uterine fibroid with disruption of the uterine cavity
• Copper allergy/Wilson's disease (for ParaGard®)
• Current cervical or uterine cancer
• Inability to breathe through the nose
• Significant active upper airway infection

Where it is running

• Center for Reproductive Health — Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States

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