Fast Versus Slow Application of Vulsellum During Intrauterine Device Insertion

Assiut University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Improving Quality of Life

Treatments: Procedure: fast application; Procedure: slow application

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02878135

SLVOL

Details and patient eligibility

About

intrauterine device insertion requires use a vulsellum to stabilize the cervix. Patient's often complain that its placement is one of the most uncomfortable parts of this procedure

Enrollment: 200 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Women not taken analgesics or anxiolytics in the 24 hours prior insertion
• Women not taken misoprostol prior to intrauterine device insertion
• Women who will accept to participate in the study

Exclusion criteria

Any contraindication to intrauterine device placement

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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200 participants in 2 patient groups

fast vulsellum

Experimental group

Description:

rapid ratchet of the vulsellum

Treatment:

Procedure: fast application

slow vulsellum

Active Comparator group

Description:

Placement of the tenaculum over 7-10 seconds and not allowing the vulsellum to ratchet audibly.

Treatment:

Procedure: slow application