Impact of the traditional blind technique versus the novel ultrasound guided technique for office fitting of intra-uterine contraceptive devices on success of insertion, time required and patient satisfaction in healthy women with regular menstrual periods

Impact of the traditional blind technique versus the novel ultrasound guided technique for office fitting of intra-uterine contraceptive devices on success of insertion, time required and patient satisfaction in healthy women with regular menstrual periods.

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12615000526572

Enrollment

100

Registered

2015-05-26

Start date

2013-01-07

Completion date

2014-11-19

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

A new method of IUCD fitting using ultrasound guidance is compared to traditional blind method used for application to find out if it is more effective, and less time consuming.

Interventions

Intra-uterine contraceptive devices are inserted guided by transabdominal ultrasound with the probe held by an assistant through the procedure which require one to three minutes.

Study design

Allocation

Randomised controlled trial

Intervention model

Parallel

Primary purpose

Prevention

Masking

Open (masking not used)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

20 Years to 45 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

request for contraception, regular menstrual periods, post-menstrual period, normal uterine cavity.

Exclusion criteria

Uterine pathology, amenorrheic women.

Outcome results