Effect of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) in post-episiotomy pai

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Pain after episiotomy.; Other acute postprocedural pain; G89.18

• Registration Number: IRCT20171224038034N1
• Lead Sponsor: Sanandaj University of Medical Sciences

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Last Update Posted: 18 June 2018

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 80

Inclusion Criteria

Nulliparous low-risk pregnancy
Singleton pregnancy
Gestational age 42-38 weeks
spontaneous vaginal delivery ( without use of vacuum and forceps) with mediolateral episiotomy
presenting pain in the episiotomy area (pain score 4 or more)
no use of analgesics during data collection

Exclusion Criteria

side effects of TENS (burns, wounds, skin allergy)
Not having epilepsy and mental illness
Not having heart pacemaker and heart disease

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pain severity after episiotomy. Timepoint: evaluating pain severity in before applying TENS, 30 minutes, 60 minutes and 120 minutes after removing TENS, at rest and activity (sitting and walking). Method of measurement: NRS.