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Study details
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TENS Unit for Analgesia During IUD Insertion

Tufts Medical Center
NCT IDNCT06240260ClinicalTrials.gov data as of Apr 2026
Target enrollment

40

Study length

about 1.7 years

Ages

12–50

Sex

Female only

Locations

1 site in MA

What this study is about

Researchers are testing if using a TENS unit during IUD insertion helps with pain. The trial is testing whether a TENS unit can help reduce pain during an IUD insertion procedure. It will involve women who want to use a TENS unit during their IUD insertion appointment.

Simplified from trial records by PatientMatch.

What you may be asked to do

  • 1.Standard care
  • 2.Use TENS (transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation) unit

Participation Burden

What's physically and logistically required of participants.

Logistics & Travel
In-person visits

Requires travel to a study site

Physical Intervention
Standard

How treatment is administered

Treatment Assignment
All receive treatment

Everyone gets the investigational treatment.

Extracted study details

Pulled from the trial record to show what is being tested and what the study is measuring.

Endpoints

Primary: Self reported pain intensity from participants during IUD insertion

Secondary: Likelihood to recommend pain management regiment to a friend for same procedure, Pain at other time points during IUD insertion procedure

Devices

therapeutic