The Efficacy of Lidocaine Spray in Pain Relief during Outpatient-Based Endometrial Sampling: A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial

Table 3

Comparison of pain scores in the studies population.

	Placebo group		Lidocaine group
	(N = 70) ()		(N = 70) ()
VAS	severe	mild	severe	mild	p-value
Before the procedure	2(2.8)	68(97.1)	1(1.4)	69(98.5)	0.559
After Tenaculum was placed	20(28.5)	50(71.4)	9(12.8)	61(87.1)	0.022
Insert Novak curettage	39(55.7)	31(44.2)	27(38.5)	43(61.4)	0.042
During tissue aspiration	55(78.5)	15(21.4)	42(60)	28(40)	0.017
15 minutes after the procedure	8(11.4)	62(88.5)	7(10)	63(90)	0.785
2 hours after the procedure	3(4.3)	67(95.7)	1(1.4)	69(98.5)	0.31

Statistic significant: p-value <0.05, VAS: visual analog scale, a: Fisher's exact test, and b: Pearson chi-square.