Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation for Tissues Perfusion

Assiut University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Critical Illness; Critical Illness Myopathy; Renal Function Disorder

Treatments: Device: trans-cutaneous electrical nerve stimulation.; Device: Sham TENS

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04069871

TENS

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study is to determine the effect of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation in mechanically ventilated patients on the lower limb and renal tissue perfusion.

Enrollment: 60 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 70 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Recently intubated patient.
• Adult and both gender.
• Hemodynamic stability

Exclusion criteria

• Vascular diseases
• Diabetic patients
• Patients who receive vasoactive drugs
• Patients with varicose vein
• Systemic scoliosis

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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60 participants in 2 patient groups

TENS

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Device: trans-cutaneous electrical nerve stimulation.

Control

Sham Comparator group

Treatment:

Device: Sham TENS