Effects of TENS Therapy Following Arthroscopic Knee Surgery

A.T. Still University of Health Sciences

Status: Completed

Conditions: Meniscus Tear

Treatments: Device: TENS Treatment with functional or disabled unit

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01528228

TENS Study #110518-001

Details and patient eligibility

About

Following standard of care procedures for arthroscopy knee surgery it is anticipated that Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) will provide improved pain relief and improve functional outcomes.

Enrollment: 20 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 60 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Age 18-60
• BMI<50
• No significant joint malalignment
• No significant ligamentous instability
• No significant radiographic joint space narrowing
• No prior significant knee surgery
• Unilateral knee surgery
• Not workman's compensation
• Planned knee arthroscopy for meniscectomy, chondroplasty or synovectomy

Exclusion criteria

• Age <18 or >60
• BMI > 50
• Significant joint malalignment
• Significant ligamentous instability
• Significant radiographic joint space narrowing
• Prior significant knee surgery
• Bilateral knee surgery planned
• Worker's Compensation
• No planned knee arthroscopy for menisectomy, chondroplasty or synovectomy

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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20 participants in 2 patient groups

Structured TENS Therapy

Active Comparator group

Description:

This group will be given an active TENS unit to use.

Treatment:

Device: TENS Treatment with functional or disabled unit

Sham TENS Therapy

Sham Comparator group

Description:

This group will receive a placebo TENS unit which has been functionally disabled to provide a short initial electrical impulse then cease delivering that impulse.

Treatment:

Device: TENS Treatment with functional or disabled unit