TENS and Opioid Use After Cesarean Delivery

Stopped early · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Cesarean Section Complications, Opioid Use

In brief

We propose to explore the effects of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) therapy in the pain management of postpartum women. A. Objectives * To determine if the addition of TENS therapy to the pain management of women post-cesarean section leads to less opioid medication use. * To evaluate the efficacy of TENS therapy as a means of alternative pain relief for women post-cesarean section with a history of opioid use. B. Hypotheses / Research Question(s) We hypothesize that patients that receive TENS therapy will report lower pain scores and request less opioid medication than the control group. We anticipate improved control in particular in the group of women with a history of opioid use. Additionally, we believe that the TENS therapy will show benefits in other postpartum outcomes including time to bowel movement, level of sedation, and time to out of bed. Overall, we anticipate that this pilot study will support the application of TENS therapy in postpartum pain management.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03843788

Run by

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

People needed

16

Starts

2018-11-09

Expected to finish

2020-03-31

Last updated by the study team

2024-10-29

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 45. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Women aged between 18 and 45 years
• Understand and be able to follow written and oral instructions in English
• Provide written informed consent
• History of prior opioid addiction for half of the patients.

You may not qualify if…

• History of cardiac arrhythmia or pacemaker usage

Where it is running

• Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital — New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States

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