Status:
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
TENS for the Treatment of Pain and Respiratory Function Following Mastopexy With Augmentation
Lead Sponsor:
Finis Terrae University
Conditions:
Postoperative Pain
Respiratory Complication
Eligibility:
FEMALE
18-55 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Background: Pain after breast plastic surgery affects quality of life. Physical therapy offers effective interventions for this condition, such as transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS). A...
Detailed Description
OBJECTIVES The aim of the study is to evaluate the effectiveness of transcutaneous stimulation therapy (TENS) on acute pain and respiratory function in patients undergoing mastopexy with implants. TH...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- female sex, age between 18 to 55 years in the immediate postoperative period of mastopexy with implants;
- score \> 3 for pain intensity on the numeric pain scale (NRS) reported during post-surgery screening;
- no previous experience with the use of TENS or electrical currents for analgesia;
- not having undergone any other type of surgery in the chest region, taking medications to control pain or anxiety, or having a history of pain in the breast region.
- None of the individuals should use bronchodilator therapy or medications that directly act on the respiratory system.
Exclusion
- frequent use of bronchodilators, analgesics, muscle relaxants, or psychotropics or allergy to any medication that interferes with surgery (morphine, dipyrone, propofol, lidocaine);
- pregnancy, previous abdominal surgeries, or pre-surgical breast pain;
- any type of inflammatory disease, systemic lupus erythematosus, dermatomyositis or dermatitis in the treatment area, cancer, tumors of any type diagnosed in the previous five years;
- history of epilepsy, metal devices implanted in the body;
- any musculoskeletal injury in the cervical spine, neck or shoulder in the previous three months (fractures, sprains, tendinopathies, dislocations or muscle ruptures) or having a cardiac device, such as an internal automatic defibrillator or pacemaker.
- All patients undergoing combined surgeries or who undergo another surgical procedure in addition to mastopexy with implants or who have knowledge or previous use of TENS or electrical currents for the treatment of pain will be excluded.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
February 1 2024
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
July 1 2024
Estimated Enrollment :
84 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06202794
Start Date
February 1 2024
End Date
July 1 2024
Last Update
January 16 2024
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Esteban Fortuny
Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan, Chile, 7510447