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.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Enrollment
180
Patients will be randomized to active TENS unit, placebo TENS unit, or no TENS unit
Patients will be randomized to active TENS unit, placebo TENS unit, or no TENS unit
Nicole Kurata
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
RECRUITINGPost-operative narcotic consumption
Total postoperative narcotic consumption (measured in morphine equivalents)
Time frame: First 60 hours post-operatively
Duration of hospitalization
Length of stay in hospital
Time frame: From date of cesarean delivery until discharge from hospital, assessed up to 1 month
Pain assessed by numeric analog scale (NAS) (0-10; 0: no pain at all, 10: worst imaginable pain)
Pain scoring
Time frame: On post-operative days 1, 2, 3, and day of discharge, assessed up to 1 month
Satisfaction with pain control assessed by NAS (0-10; 0: very dissatisfied, 10: very satisfied)
Pain control satisfaction
Time frame: On post-operative days 1, 2, 3, and day of discharge, assessed up to 1 month
Adverse reactions to TENS unit
Adverse reactions to TENS unit
Time frame: From date of randomization until date of discharge, assessed up to 1 month
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