Effects of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) Following Hysterectomy

Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Pain, Acute

Treatments: Device: TENS

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03072888

TENS

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) in patients after abdominal hysterectomy surgery.

Full description

The aim of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of the Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) on postoperative pain and quality of recovery in patients following abdominal hysterectomy surgery under general anesthesia.

Enrollment: 50 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients aged between18-65 undergoing elective abdominal hysterectomy
• ASA (American Society of Anesthesiologist) I,II physical status

Exclusion criteria

• Not agreement with the study,Dermatological lesion affecting the electrode place,
• Chronic or preprocedural use of opioids, steroids or psychoactive drugs,
• Allergy to drugs used during trials,
• Previous experience in TENS,
• Kidney, liver, neurological or cardiovascular system disease
• Body mass index>40

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Triple Blind

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50 participants in 2 patient groups

TENS

Experimental group

Description:

TENS treatment will be apply with 30 minutes sessions seven times per day at the intensity between 9-15 milliamps (mA) which will be adjusted depending on the sensitivity of each individual patient.

Treatment:

Device: TENS

Control

Sham Comparator group

Description:

Patients will receive 30 minutes sessions seven times per day of sham TENS therapy without the intensity impulse.

Treatment:

Device: TENS