Efficacy of TEAS On Prevention of Propofol Injection Pain in Children

Konya Meram State Hospital60 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this study is to determine the efficacy of transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation for the prevention of propofol injection pain in children.

Pain from the injection of propofol is a common side effect during anesthetic practice. Various methods have been used to reduce this pain. This prospective, randomized study was designed to determine the efficacy of transcutaneous electrical acupuncture point stimulation in reducing propofol injection pain in children.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

DOUBLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Injection Site

Interventions

TEASDEVICE

Transcutaneous electrical acupuncture stimulation

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 6 YearsMax age: 13 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * ASA I-II and aged 6-13 years patents who will undergo elective surgery under general anesthesia Exclusion Criteria: * patients with propofol allergy * patients who have renal, hepatic, cardiac, neurological, psychiatric disease * Cardiac and cranial surgery * Pacemaker, * Emergency surgery and patients requiring rapid serial induction

Locations (1)

Betul Kozanhan

Konya, Turkey (Türkiye)

RECRUITING

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Pain with propofol injection

pain will be assessed using a four point behavioral scale: 1= no pain (no reaction); 2= mild pain (grimace); 3= moderate pain (grimace+cry); 4= severe pain (cry+withdrawal)

Time frame: 5 minutes

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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