Effect of Oral Tramadol Administration Prior to IUD Insertion

Safety and Efficacy of Oral Tramadol Administration in Reducing Pain During Levonorgestrel Intrauterine Device Insertion in Adolescents and Young Women: a Randomized Controlled Trial

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT04312061

Enrollment

108

Registered

2020-03-18

Start date

2020-03-30

Completion date

2020-07-05

Last updated

2020-03-18

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Conditions

Contraception

Brief summary

the aim of the study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of oral tramadol administration in reducing pain during LNG- IUD insertion in adolescents and young women

Interventions

DRUGoral tramadol

oral tramadol tablet 5o mg given 1 hour before LNG-IUD insertion

DRUGPlacebo oral tablet

oral placebo tablet given 1 hour before LNG-IUD insertion

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

QUADRUPLE (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

FEMALE

Age

14 Years to 25 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* nulliparous adolescents and young women requesting LNG-IUD insertion

Exclusion criteria

* parous women, contraindications to LNG-IUD insertion and allergy or contraindications to tramadol

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
pain during IUD insertion	5 minutes	intensity of patient-perceived pain at time of IUD insertion, using a visual analog scale. The VAS scale is graded from 0 to 10 on a 10 cm horizontal straight line, where 'zero' corresponds to no pain at all, and '10' to the worst possible pain imaginable.

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
duration of the procedure	5 minutes	duration of IUD insertion from speculum in to speculum out in minutes

Contacts

Primary ContactAHMED SAMY

ahmedsamy8233@gmail.com+201100681167

Outcome results

None listed

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