Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation for Post-Cesarean Pain Control

Recruiting now · Not applicable · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation, Analgesia, Cesarean Section

In brief

Purpose of study is to evaluate the efficacy of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) for post-operative pain control after a cesarean delivery compared to placebo and no TENS.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT04399707

Run by

Hawaii Pacific Health

People needed

180

Starts

2020-01-29

Expected to finish

2021-05-01

Last updated by the study team

2020-05-26

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Women undergoing scheduled or non-urgent cesarean section

You may not qualify if…

• Non-English speaking
• Subjects with a history of chronic pain or chronic opioid use
• Pre-operative use of opioids for more than 1 week in the preceding 6 months
• Previous exposure to the TENS unit
• Women with an allergy or contraindication to narcotics/NSAIDs/acetaminophen
• Subjects who had a midline vertical skin incision during this operation
• Subjects who did not receive intrathecal opioids at the time of their cesarean delivery
• Adhesive allergies
• Subjects with a pacemaker (due to the unknown effects of the TENS on the electrical activity of the heart)
• Intraoperative general anesthesia
• Inability to consent to the study
• Postpartum tubal ligation

Where it is running

• Nicole Kurata — Honolulu, Hawaii, United States (enrolling)

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