Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) for IUD Insertion Pain
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Official title
A Randomized Controlled Trial of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) for Treatment of IUD Insertion Pain
Brief summary
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This study is a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial to evaluate the use of high frequency TENS for pain control during IUD insertion. Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) is a relatively low-cost, low-risk, non-pharmacologic intervention for pain management. Previous studies have found that TENS reduces pain associated with other outpatient gynecological procedures. Participants will be randomized in a 1:1 ratio to either active treatment or placebo (placebo TENS) and record pain scores using a 100 mm visual analog scale (VAS) at the time of IUD insertion. The same device will be used for both active and placebo treatment.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT06245655
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Enrollment
- 99 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 18 Years and older
- Sex
- All
- 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 24, 2024
- Primary completion
- Apr 20, 2025
- Completion
- Apr 20, 2025
- Last update posted
- Jul 5, 2026
2024 – 2025
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 5
- U.S. states
- 2
- U.S. cities
- 2
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Center for Women's Health and Midwifery | New Haven | Connecticut | 06519 | — |
| Yale Family Planning Clinic | New Haven | Connecticut | 06519 | — |
| Mount Sinai Beth Israel | New York | New York | 10003 | — |
| Mount Sinai Union Square | New York | New York | 10003 | — |
| Mount Sinai Hospital | New York | New York | 10029 | — |
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- Last update posted Jul 5, 2026 · Synced Sep 6, 2026
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