Evaluation of paracervical block versus conscious sedation for pain relief during manual vacuum aspiration: A randomized controlled trial

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

PACTR

Registry ID

PACTR202404574700044

Enrollment

Registered

2024-04-18

Start date

2023-10-30

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-01-27

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Conditions

Anaesthesia

Interventions

Paracervical block

Conscious sedation

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Women who give consent. Women at less than 13 weeks gestation with incomplete abortion.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Women with psychiatric or neurological disorders. Women with an allergy to Lignocaine, Pentazocine and/or Diazepam. Women with septic abortion.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Mean pain scores of participants who will receive either form of analgesic agent. Need for additional analgesia intraoperatively.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Incidence of side effects experienced with either analgesic agent. Participant satisfaction with assigned analgesic.	—

Countries

Nigeria

Contacts

Public ContactEmmeh Fiddo

Senior Registrar

vivacious_emmeh@yahoo.com+2347032034078

Outcome results

None listed

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