Effect of paracetamol as a prophylactic analgesic in infertile women undergoing hysterosalpingography in Bayelsa State, South-South Nigeria: a randomised control trial

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

PACTR

Registry ID

PACTR202203856122115

Enrollment

380

Registered

2022-03-15

Start date

2021-02-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-01-27

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Conditions

Fertility-female

Interventions

Placebo group

Paracetamol group

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Infertile women referred for hysterosalpingography, and women that gave consent and completely filled the consent/questionnaire form were included in the study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria included abnormal uterine/vaginal bleeding before the procedure, on-going menstruation, pregnancy, discharge on inspection of the cervix, cervical stenosis/cervical pathology, evidence of pelvic inflammatory disease, previous history of contrast hypersensitivity, history of allergy to paracetamol, and all patients that declined consent or incompletely filled the consent form and questionnaire.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The primary outcomes included procedure pain scores of the different steps.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
The secondary outcomes included difference in pain scores, and presence of any adverse effect in any group.	—

Countries

Nigeria

Contacts

Public ContactDr. Kelvin Enefia Kiridi

Consultant Radiologist

kiridienefia@gmail.com+2348037249828

Outcome results

None listed

Source: PACTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026