Elsafty 2011.

Methods	Location: Cairo, Egypt Recruitment time: July 2011 to December 2011 Sample size calculation and outcome of focus: no mention
Participants	General with N: 200 Source: University Hospital Inclusion criteria: age 18 to 45, speak Arabic or English Exclusion criteria: history of cervical surgery, known hypersensitivity to topical analgesics, first trimester abortion or miscarriage in previous 6 weeks, second trimester abortion or miscarriage in previous 12 weeks
Interventions	1) Lidocaine spray 10% 2) Saline spray Timing: unclear
Outcomes	Primary: VAS score of pain 5 min from spraying and after application of tenaculum Secondary: no mention
Notes	IUC used: no mention 19 October 2014: Investigator communicated that trial was completed; report written but not yet published. Contact: Mohamed Ibrahim Emeira +201224456471 emeira2@gmail.com