Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation for Post-Cesarean Pain
This study is looking at whether Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) can help control pain after a cesarean section. TENS uses a small device that sends mild electrical pulses through your skin. You would be randomly assigned to receive an active TENS unit, a placebo (inactive) TENS unit, or no TENS unit. The main goal is to see if TENS can reduce the amount of pain medication (narcotics) you need in the first 60 hours after surgery. This study is for women aged 18 and older who are having a scheduled or non-urgent cesarean section. You cannot join if you have chronic pain, have used opioids for a long time recently, or have used a TENS unit before. The study plans to enroll 180 participants, but its current status is unclear.
- Study design
- This is an interventional study where participants are randomly assigned to one of three groups: active TENS, placebo TENS, or no TENS. It plans to enroll 180 women.
- What's involved
- Not specified in the trial record.
- Compensation
- Not stated in the trial record.
- Follow-up
- The primary endpoint measures narcotic consumption during the first 60 hours post-operatively.
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Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation for Post-Cesarean Pain Control
At a glance
Conditions
Where it's being run
1 sites across 1 statesStudy leadership
- Kelly Yamasato · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · Physician
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What this trial measures
- Post-operative narcotic consumptionFirst 60 hours post-operatively
Total postoperative narcotic consumption (measured in morphine equivalents)