A Phase 4 interventional study of Indomethacin 100Mg Suppository and Lidocaine %2 ampoule in Hysterosalpingography-Related Pain, sponsored by Balikesir University. Not yet recruiting. Open to female participants aged 18 Years to 45 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-10-15.
Sponsored by Balikesir University · Phase 4, Interventional, and Supportive care
Hysterosalpingography (HSG) is commonly performed during infertility evaluation and may cause pain during cervical manipulation, uterine distension, and contrast-medium injection. This prospective, randomized, three-arm controlled trial will compare three pain-control approaches during HSG: no analgesic premedication, rectal indomethacin administered before the procedure, and paracervical block with lidocaine. Eligible women scheduled for diagnostic HSG will be randomized in a 1:1:1 ratio. The primary outcome will be participant-reported pain during contrast-medium injection measured using an 11-point Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) ranging from 0 to 10. Secondary outcomes will include pain during other procedural stages, immediate and 30-minute post-procedural pain, preprocedural anxiety, anticipated pain, rescue analgesic requirement, participant satisfaction, and adverse events.
Hysterosalpingography is a commonly used diagnostic procedure in the evaluation of infertility and may cause pain during cervical manipulation, cannula or catheter placement, cervical traction, uterine distension, and contrast injection.
Participants will be randomized in a 1:1:1 ratio to one of three groups: no analgesic premedication; a single 100 mg rectal indomethacin suppository administered 30 minutes before HSG; or paracervical block with 2% lidocaine hydrochloride administered at the 4 and 8 o'clock positions of the cervix. The total lidocaine dose will not exceed 4.5 mg/kg or 200 mg, whichever is lower, and HSG will begin approximately 5 minutes after completion of the block.
Pain will be assessed using a 0-10 Numeric Rating Scale at predefined procedural time points. The primary endpoint is pain during contrast injection. Additional assessments include baseline pain, pain during speculum placement, cervical manipulation, cannula or catheter placement and cervical traction, immediate post-procedure pain, pain 30 minutes after HSG, rescue analgesia requirement, participant satisfaction, vasovagal symptoms, adverse events, and the most painful procedural step. Before randomization, participants will also complete the Turkish five-item short form of the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAIS-5) and rate their expected HSG pain on a 0-10 scale.
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Participants will undergo standard hysterosalpingography without analgesic or local anesthetic premedication.
Participants will receive a single 100 mg rectal indomethacin suppository 30 minutes before hysterosalpingography.
Drug: Indomethacin 100Mg Suppository
A paracervical block will be performed using 2% lidocaine. Five milliliters of 2% lidocaine will be administered at the 4 o'clock position and 5 mL at the 8 o'clock position of the cervix, for a total volume of 10 mL and a total lidocaine dose of 200 mg. Injection depth will be approximately 1.5 to 3 cm. Hysterosalpingography will begin 5 minutes after completion of the paracervical block.
Drug: Lidocaine %2 ampoule
A 100 mg indomethacin suppository will be administered rectally 30 minutes before hysterosalpingography.
A paracervical block will be performed using 2% lidocaine. Five milliliters of 2% lidocaine will be administered at the 4 o'clock position and 5 mL at the 8 o'clock position of the cervix, for a total volume of 10 mL and a total lidocaine dose of 200 mg. Injection depth will be approximately 1.5 to 3 cm. Hysterosalpingography will begin 5 minutes after completion of the paracervical block.
Pain Intensity During Contrast-Medium Injection Measured Using the Numeric Rating Scale
Participant-reported pain intensity will be measured using an 11-point Numeric Rating Scale ranging from 0 to 10, where 0 indicates no pain and 10 indicates the worst imaginable pain. Higher scores indicate greater pain intensity.
Time frame: During HSG, immediately after contrast-medium injection
Pain Intensity During Speculum Insertion
Participant-reported pain intensity will be measured using an 11-point Numeric Rating Scale (NRS), with scores ranging from 0 to 10. A score of 0 indicates no pain, and a score of 10 indicates the worst imaginable pain.
Time frame: During HSG, immediately after speculum insertion
Correlation Between Preprocedural State Anxiety and Pain During Contrast Injection
The correlation between preprocedural state anxiety, measured using the Turkish five-item State Anxiety Inventory Short Form (STAIS-5), and pain during contrast injection, measured using a 0-10 Numeric Rating Scale (NRS), will be evaluated using Pearson or Spearman correlation. A single correlation coefficient ranging from -1 to +1 will be reported.
Time frame: On the day of HSG, from the pre-randomization assessment through contrast injection.
Pain Intensity During Cervical Grasping
Participant-reported pain intensity will be measured using an 11-point Numeric Rating Scale (NRS), with scores ranging from 0 to 10. A score of 0 indicates no pain, and a score of 10 indicates the worst imaginable pain.
Time frame: During HSG, immediately after tenaculum application or cervical grasping
Participant Satisfaction With Pain Control
Participant-reported satisfaction with pain control measured using a 0-to-10 scale, with higher scores indicating greater satisfaction.
Time frame: 30 minutes after completion of HSG
Pain Intensity During Cannula or Catheter Placement
Participant-reported pain intensity will be measured using an 11-point Numeric Rating Scale (NRS), with scores ranging from 0 to 10. A score of 0 indicates no pain, and a score of 10 indicates the worst imaginable pain.
Time frame: During HSG, immediately after cannula or catheter placement
Pain Intensity During Cervical Traction
Pain intensity measured using an 11-point NRS ranging from 0 to 10.
Time frame: During HSG, immediately after cervical traction
Immediate Post-Procedural Pain Intensity
Pain intensity measured using an 11-point NRS ranging from 0 to 10.
Time frame: Within 5 minutes after completion of HSG
Pain Intensity 30 Minutes After HSG
Pain intensity measured using an 11-point NRS ranging from 0 to 10.
Time frame: 30 minutes after completion of HSG
Correlation Between Expected HSG Pain and Pain During Contrast İnjection
Expected pain before hsg and actual pain during contrast injection will be assessed using a 0-10 nrs. The relationship between these two scores will be valuated using pearson or spearman correlation. The result will be reported as a single correlation coefficient ranging from -1 to +1
Time frame: On the day HSG, from the pre-randomization assessment to contrast injection
Requirement for Rescue Analgesia
Number/percentage requiring additional analgesia.
Time frame: From completion of HSG through 30 minutes after the procedure
Participants With Adverse Events
Nausea, vomiting, dizziness, vasovagal symptoms, allergic symptoms, rectal discomfort, injection-site bleeding/hematoma, severe cramping, etc.
Time frame: From administration of the study intervention through 30 minutes after HSG
Most Painful Procedural Step
Participant-reported most painful step during HSG.
Time frame: Immediately after HSG
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Studies of the drugs tested here: Indomethacin · Lidocaine
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