N/A
N=42
Evaluating Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation for Postoperative Pain After Video-Assisted Thoracotomy Surgery
Postoperative Pain
Bottom Line
View on ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT01046695 ↗Enrolled (actual)
42
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Dec 2012
Primary outcome: Primary: Mean Pain Score — 4.55; 3.85; 4.30; 3.80 units on a scale
Study Design & Population
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- N/A
- Interventions
- TENS Unit (Device)
- Age
- Adult, Older Adult · 18+ yrs
- Sex
- All
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
- Primary completion
- Sep 2010
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Mean Pain Score |
4.55; 3.85; 4.30; 3.80; 4.30; 3.95 | — |
| SECONDARY Mean Opioid Use, Converted Into Oral Morphine Equivalents (OME) at 24 and 48 Hours |
90.19; 93.65; 47.50; 69.68 | .005 sig |
| SECONDARY Satisfaction With Pain Control at 48 Hours |
2; 2; 1; 2; 0; 2 | .70 |
Summary
We propose to evaluate the use of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) in patients having undergone Video-Assisted Thoracotomy Surgery (VATS) with the aim to determine if:
* Nurses will be able to apply TENS effectively and in a timely manner to post VATS patients.
* Use of TENS immediately after thoracic surgery and for the first 48 hours will add to patient's pain control.
* Tens will reduce medication use.
* Tens will reduce nausea and vomiting.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- Men and women age 18-100 able to give informed consent.
- Able to speak and understand English.
Exclusion Criteria
- Too confused to provide data or not extubated within 48 hours after surgery.
- Unable to speak and understand English.
- Patients with active internal pacer wires, demand type implanted pacemakers or defibrillator.
- Transplant patients.
- Children, prisoners, any woman who is pregnant.
- Patients that are non-scheduled surgery cases or occurring Saturday or Sunday.
- Ventricular Assisted Device (VAD) patients.
- Know allergies or intolerance to TENS electrodes.
- Patients who have had the Da Vinci robotic assisted minimally invasive procedure.
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT01046695). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.