Cold Compress for Pain Associated With Intrauterine Device Insertion
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Official title
Cold Compress for Pain Associated With Intrauterine Device Insertion: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Brief summary
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This study will be a prospective randomized controlled trial comparing cold compression to no intervention immediately prior to and during intrauterine device insertion. Subjects will be randomized to cold compress or no intervention (standard practice in our clinics). Following IUD insertion they will complete a validated pain scale survey regarding their pre-procedure and intra-procedure pain.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT02898831
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Enrollment
- 142 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 18 Years and older
- Sex
- Female
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.
Study timeline
- Start date
- Mar 31, 2016
- Primary completion
- Nov 30, 2017
- Completion
- Nov 30, 2017
- Last update posted
- Mar 17, 2019
2016 – 2017
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 2
- U.S. states
- 1
- U.S. cities
- 1
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VCU Health System- Stony Point Clinic | Richmond | Virginia | 23235 | — |
| VCU Health System Nelson Clinic | Richmond | Virginia | 23298 | — |
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- Last update posted Mar 17, 2019 · Synced Sep 2, 2026
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