Effect of TEAS on Rocuronium Injection Pain

Konya Meram State Hospital

Status: Completed

Conditions: Injection Pain

Treatments: Device: TEAS

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04943367

Rocuronium injection pain

Details and patient eligibility

About

Pain from the injection of rocuronium is a common side effect during anesthetic practice, occurring in 50%-80% of patients. Several methods have been used to reduce this pain. This prospective, randomized study was designed to determine the efficacy of transcutaneous electrical acupuncture point stimulation in reducing the rocuronium injection pain.

Enrollment: 60 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• 18-65 year aged
• ASA I-III
• Who was to undergo various elective operations.

Exclusion criteria

• Cardiovascular surgery
• Patients with pacemakers
• Patients requiring rapid sequential induction

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Triple Blind

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60 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

GROUP TEAS

Active Comparator group

Description:

Patients will receive TEAS bilaterally at two acupoints: Hegu (L14) and Neiguan (PC6).

Treatment:

Device: TEAS

Control Sham Group

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

Patients in the sham group will be undergoing electrode attachment on the target acupoints without electronic stimulation.

Treatment:

Device: TEAS