Is transcutaneous electrical stimulation effective for postthoracotomy pain?
Not Applicable
Recruiting
- Conditions
- lung caner, lung infection, mediastinal tumor, pneumothorax
- Registration Number
- JPRN-UMIN000052521
- Lead Sponsor
- agasaki University
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 14
Inclusion Criteria
Not provided
Exclusion Criteria
(1) Patients who underwent surgery through a median sternotomy (2) Patients who have been taking some kind of analgesic medication before the surgery (iii) Patients who have difficulty in transmitting sensation from TENS to the examiner (4) Patients with heart disease or pacemaker implants (5) Pregnant women or patients who may become pregnant (vi) Patients who are participating in clinical trials, other clinical studies, or observational studies (vii) Other patients who are deemed inappropriate as research subjects by the investigators, etc.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Acute pain and TENS entrainment after thoracic surgery: If both pain and TENS stimulation are reduced or eliminated, the patient is entrained.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Evaluating VAS trends in patients treated with TENS for acute pain in thoracic surgery