Status:
COMPLETED
The Pain Intensity of the Patients Who Had Undergone Abdominal Surgery With a Midline Incision
Lead Sponsor:
Yuksek Ihtisas University
Conditions:
Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) and transcutaneous acupoint electrical stimulation (TAES) on pain and analgesic drug consump...
Detailed Description
This research was conducted as a randomized controlled trial. 158 patients who had undergone abdominal surgery with diagnosis of gastric and colorectal cancer were assessed for eligibility. This resea...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients who had an American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) score of I-II
- Patients were aged over 18 years
- Patients who could read and write Turkish
- Patients who were scheduled to undergo elective abdominal surgery with a midline incision for a diagnosis of stomach or colorectal cancer
- Patients without any impairment of vision, hearing or speech
Exclusion
- Patients who had a pacemaker
- Patients whose skin integrity around the incision was degraded
- Patients had a cognitive disorder, had a history of chronic pain, or were suffering from neurological, renal, cardiac or pulmonary disorders that could affect the test results
- Patients with an opioid addiction
- Patients those who had previously undergone electrical stimulation treatment
- Morbidly obese subjects
- Patients using psychoactive drugs
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
May 12 2015
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
November 30 2016
Estimated Enrollment :
48 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03762486
Start Date
May 12 2015
End Date
November 30 2016
Last Update
December 3 2018
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