Comparison Between Two Analgesic Methods for Pain Relief Following Surgical Abortion

Rambam Health Care Campus

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Pain

Treatments: Drug: lornoxicam; Drug: Paracetamol

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02025166

RMB343-13

RMB0343-13 (Other Identifier)

Details and patient eligibility

About

To compare between the efficacy of Paracetamol IV vs. Lornoxicam IV in pain relief following surgical abortion.

The medication will be given at the time of the procedure. Following the abortion, pain level will be evaluated.

Full description

Patients with medical indication for surgical abortion during first trimester will be divided to two groups. The study groups, the surgeons and the nurses will be blinded to one of the treatment arms.

Pain will be evaluated at fixed intervals following the abortion. Comparison in pain levels between the study groups will be analysed.

Enrollment: 82 estimated patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 45 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Elective surgical abortion for first trimester pregnancy

Exclusion criteria

• Chronic pelvic pain
• Fibromyalgia
• Pelvic inflammatory disease
• Chronic renal failure, liver disease, peptic ulcer
• cervical stenosis

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Quadruple Blind

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82 participants in 2 patient groups

Paracetamol

Active Comparator group

Description:

Pain treatment, aniline analgesics

Treatment:

Drug: Paracetamol

Drug: lornoxicam

lornoxicam

Active Comparator group

Description:

Pain treatment, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory (NSAID)

Treatment:

Drug: Paracetamol

Drug: lornoxicam