TENS for Endometriosis Pain in Adolescents and Young Adults

Boston Children's Hospital

Overview

The goal of this project is plan to investigate the utility of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulators (TENS) for the reduction of pain and the improvement of quality of life in adolescents and young adults with chronic pelvic pain related to endometriosis.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Conditions

Endometriosis (Diagnosis)

Interventions

TENSDEVICE

transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 10 YearsMax age: 21 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Adolescent girls and young women (13-25) * Diagnosis of endometriosis, * Current pelvic pain (score ≥ 3 on Visual Analog Scale, where 0 represents absence of pain and 10 indicates unbearable pain) present for ≥ 14 days/month over the 2 months prior to study enrollment. * Personal smart phone or mobile device * Speak either English or Spanish.

Locations (1)

Boston Children's Hospital

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Pain - Visual Acuity Scale

Pain on a scale of 0-10, where a higher score indicates worse pain.

Time frame: 6 months

Secondary Outcomes

Endometriosis Health Profile 30 (EHP-30)

The Endometriosis Health Profile is a 30 item patient-reported outcome measures designed to assess the health-related quality of life of people living with endometriosis. Scores range from 0 to 100 with higher scores being associated with WORSE health related quality of life.

Time frame: 6 months

Missed school/work

Individuals will be asked to track the number of days of missed school/work.

Time frame: 6 months

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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