Non-Pharmacologic Patient Centered Pain Control Adjuncts During First Trimester Abortion

University of Hawaii

Status: Completed

Conditions: Pain Management; Pregnancy Termination

Treatments: Behavioral: Non-pharmacologic pain control adjuncts

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02590146

22893

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study will examine the use of non-pharmacologic pain control techniques and pain-management counseling as an additional tool for reducing pain during first trimester aspiration abortion.

Enrollment: 74 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• English speaking, able to read and understand consent form
• Age 18 + (minors eligible with parental consent)
• Seeking in-office aspiration termination of pregnancy
• Gestational age less than 14 weeks

Exclusion criteria

• Not able to read or understand English
• Unable to understand consent
• Minors without parental consent
• Requesting narcotic or sedative analgesics
• Currently incarcerated
• Gestational age greater than 14 weeks
• Seeking medication abortion

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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74 participants in 2 patient groups

Intervention Group

Experimental group

Description:

Patients in this group will participate in pain management counseling and choose non-pharmacologic pain control supports to use during their procedure in addition to the standard of care pain management offered in the office

Treatment:

Behavioral: Non-pharmacologic pain control adjuncts

Control group

No Intervention group

Description:

Patients in this group will receive standard of care pain management offered in the office.