Intrauterine Device (IUD) Placement at the Time of Cesarean Section

Pilot Study of Copper IUD Placement at the Time of Cesarean Section

Status

Withdrawn

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00986089

Enrollment

Registered

2009-09-29

Start date

2008-08-31

Completion date

2010-07-31

Last updated

2016-12-22

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Conditions

Intrauterine Device Placement

Keywords

post-placental, IUD, Copper IUD, cesarean section, immediate post-partum, continuation

Brief summary

To evaluate the continuation of the Copper IUD at one year after placement through the cesarean incision into the uterus at the time of cesarean section.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

FEMALE

Age

18 Years to 40 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Desire an IUD post-partum and are willing to use the copper IUD. * They will also need to be patients at one of our OBGYN clinics at the university of Kentucky.

Exclusion criteria

* Post-partum hemorrhage, * Chorioamnionitis (or a fever \>101 at the time of cesarean), * Women on antibiotic or immunosuppressive therapies, * Cervical dilation \> 5 cm at the time of c-section, OR * Excessive intraoperative blood loss. * Also women with contraindications to a copper IUD: Wilson's disease, unusual uterine shape or known uterine anomaly.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Continuation at one year	1 year

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
satisfaction with placement at time of cesarean	4-6 months and 1 year
bleeding profile	6 months

Outcome results