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Study identifier: NCT06960317 Synced from ClinicalTrials.gov · July 28, 2026
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Empathy Through Pain Control: Lidocaine Paracervical Block for IUD Placements

Condition: Contraception · Pain, Acute · Anesthesia, Local  ·  Sponsor: University of California, San Diego

PhaseNA
Planned participants204
Who can joinFemale, 18 Years to 50 Years
Healthy volunteersYes

About this study

The goal of this research study is to learn more about how different uses of a numbing medication might affect pain levels while getting an IUD placed. The investigators are also studying participants opinions of their clinicians' empathy. The investigators are inviting patients who arrive at their clinic visit seeking an IUD. Usually, at University of California, San Diego (UCSD), for patients who have never delivered a baby, clinicians use a buffered paracervical block for before IUD placement. The purpose of this research study is to investigate whether a "buffered" (2 cc of sodium bicarbonate, 18 cc of 1% lidocaine) paracervical block (numbing medication given on both sides of the cervix) is effective in reducing pain during IUD placement in individuals with prior C-sections, the difference between buffered and unbuffered for nulliparous patients, and whether a medicated gel reduces pain with the paracervical block.

This description comes directly from the study's public registry record.

Talk to the study team

Marisa Hildebrand, MPH  ·  (858) 657-8745  ·  mchildeb@health.ucsd.edu

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Locations (1)

University of California, San DiegoLa Jolla, California, United StatesRecruiting

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