Evaluating Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation for Postoperative Pain After Video-Assisted Thoracotomy Surgery

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Conditions studied: Postoperative Pain

In brief

We propose to evaluate the use of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) in patients having undergone Video-Assisted Thoracotomy Surgery (VATS) with the aim to determine if: * Nurses will be able to apply TENS effectively and in a timely manner to post VATS patients. * Use of TENS immediately after thoracic surgery and for the first 48 hours will add to patient's pain control. * Tens will reduce medication use. * Tens will reduce nausea and vomiting.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01046695

Run by

Mayo Clinic

People needed

56

Starts

2010-03-01

Expected to finish

2010-09-01

Last updated by the study team

2012-12-19

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Men and women age 18-100 able to give informed consent.
• Able to speak and understand English.

You may not qualify if…

• Too confused to provide data or not extubated within 48 hours after surgery.
• Unable to speak and understand English.
• Patients with active internal pacer wires, demand type implanted pacemakers or defibrillator.
• Transplant patients.
• Children, prisoners, any woman who is pregnant.
• Patients that are non-scheduled surgery cases or occurring Saturday or Sunday.
• Ventricular Assisted Device (VAD) patients.
• Know allergies or intolerance to TENS electrodes.
• Patients who have had the Da Vinci robotic assisted minimally invasive procedure.

Where it is running

• Mayo Clinic — Rochester, Minnesota, United States

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