Short-term high-dose postoperative transcutaneous auricular vagal nerve stimulation in patients after orthopedic and gynecological operative intervention for pain reduction and prevention of chronic pain: a randomized controlled pilot study.
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- F45Somatoform disorders
- Registration Number
- DRKS00034812
- Lead Sponsor
- niversitätsklinikum Magdeburg
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 120
Inclusion Criteria
Individuals aged 18 years and above undergoing an orthopedic surgery in the orthopedic in-patient department
-Individuals aged 18 years and above undergoing a gynecological surgery in the gynecological in-patient department
-Written consent
-Fluent in German language
Exclusion Criteria
-Severe psychiatric illness according to ICD-10 (psychosis, addiction or bipolar disorder, severe cases of chronic pain)
-Pain or injuries in the ears
-Implanted cardiac pacemaker
-Suicidal ideation
-Lack of capacity to give consent
-Heart failure
-Cardiac arrhythmia
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method