Empathy Through Pain Control: Lidocaine Paracervical Block for IUD Placements

NARecruitingINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

204

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

June 4, 2025

Primary Completion Date

June 30, 2027

Study Completion Date

June 30, 2028

Conditions
ContraceptionPain, AcuteAnesthesia, Local
Interventions
DRUG

Buffered Lidocaine

To determine if a 20 cc buffered (2 cc of sodium bicarbonate, 18 cc of 1% lidocaine) lidocaine paracervical block decreases pain with IUD placement

OTHER

Sham Comparator

None - capped needle will not be injected nor will it contain any medication.

DRUG

Unbuffered lidocaine

To determine if a 20 cc unbuffered (1% lidocaine) lidocaine paracervical block decreases pain with IUD placement

DRUG

Xylocaine jelly 2%

To determine if a Xylocaine jelly (2% infused lidocaine) decreases pain with paracervical block

DRUG

Surgilube

To determine if a placebo gel is inferior to lidocaine gel for pain with paracervical block

Trial Locations (1)

92093

RECRUITING

University of California, San Diego, La Jolla

All Listed Sponsors
lead

University of California, San Diego

OTHER