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

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02590146

Enrollment

Registered

2015-10-28

Start date

2015-11-30

Completion date

2016-07-31

Last updated

2016-09-30

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Conditions

Pain Management, Pregnancy Termination

Brief summary

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.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALNon-pharmacologic pain control adjuncts

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

SINGLE (Subject)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

FEMALE

Age

18 Years to No maximum

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

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Difference in overall pain score during procedure between control and intervention group	Collected within 1 minute of procedure completion	Patients will complete a visual analog scale to score their overall pain for the procedure.

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026