Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation for Pain Mitigation During Intrauterine Device Placement

Recruiting now · Not applicable · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Pain

In brief

Investigators are conducting a study to determine whether high frequency transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (hfTENS) is effective at reducing pain in women having an IUD inserted.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT06991075

Run by

Medical University of South Carolina

People needed

86

Starts

2025-12-01

Expected to finish

2026-11-01

Last updated by the study team

2026-02-09

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Provision of signed and dated informed consent form for IUD Insertion
• Stated willingness to comply with all study procedures
• English speaking individuals aged 18 years or older
• Presenting for IUD initiation during ambulatory care visit at MUSC Women's Health
• Opting for either LNG 52mg or copper T380A IUD

You may not qualify if…

• Contraindication to IUD initiation (i.e. pregnancy, current pelvic infection, distorted uterine anatomy)
• Contraindication or allergy to ibuprofen
• History of a chronic pain disorder
• Recent opioid use in the previous 30 days
• History of a cardiac arrhythmia
• History of heart disease (i.e. atrial fibrillation, congestive heart failure)
• Presence of an implantable device with an electrical discharge (i.e. pacemaker)
• BMI > 50 (class IV obesity)
• History of TENS use
• Planned pain intervention outside standard of care (i.e. paracervical block, misoprotol) OR preprocedure use of non-standard pain medication (i.e. benzodiazepines, marijuana, muscle relaxers, gabapentin, benadryl)
• History of epilepsy

Where it is running

• MUSC Women's Health- Cannon Street — Charleston, South Carolina, United States (enrolling)

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