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Does Edema Affect the Adjustment of TENS Amplitude
Led by Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey University · Updated on 2025-12-11
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Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
120 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
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Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey University
Lead Sponsor
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Karaman Training and Research Hospital
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The goal of this pre-post clinical trial is to compare the amplitude settings of three different frequency TENS modes (Conventional TENS, LF TENS, HF TENS) in patients who had undergone total knee arthroplasty, both with the preoperative state and with the contralateral knee. The main question it aims to answer is: Can the electrical resistance of edematous tissue be affected and change the TENS amplitude setting? Participants will be evaluated before and after surgery. For each TENS modulation the amplitude at which tingling is felt, the current is clearly felt, and is maximum tolerated and/or muscle contraction occurred, will be documented. TENS amplitudes for all three TENS modes will be compared, both with the preoperative state and with the contralateral knee.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Does Edema Affect the Adjustment of TENS Amplitude
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Age 40 years or older
- Patients undergoing unilateral total knee arthroplasty
You will not qualify if you...
- Scars on either knee
- Previous surgery on the control leg
- Surgery due to trauma or cancer
- Sensory impairments
- Excessive fluid buildup or swelling in the knee joints before surgery (e.g., inflammatory arthropathy, gonarthrosis flare-up)
- Mental impairment or poor health interfering with TENS assessments
- Any contraindications for TENS such as allergy to electrodes, skin conditions or sensation impairment at electrode sites, pacemaker or implanted electrical device, epilepsy, or pregnancy
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
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Karaman Training and Research Hospital
Karaman, Turkey (Türkiye), 70200
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
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Aynur Basaran, MD, Prof
CONTACT
Y
Yurdagul Bahran Mustu, MD
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Masking
N/A
Allocation
N/A
Model
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Primary Purpose
N/A
Number of Arms
0
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