Electrotherapy in the treatment of pain during intercourse and assessment of the outcomes on the quality of life and sexuality of women with deep endometriosis
Not Applicable
Recruiting
- Conditions
- Endometriosis. Dyspareunia.C12.294.644.242C13.351.500.163
- Registration Number
- RBR-3rndh6
- Lead Sponsor
- Ticiana Aparecida Alves de Mira
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- Not specified
Inclusion Criteria
Sexually active women. Women in menacme. Diagnosis of endometriosis estages III, IV and/or of the rectovaginal septum. Deep dyspareunia.
Exclusion Criteria
Decreased skin sensitivity preventing the perception of the electric stimulus. Pregnant women. Pacemaker users. Hypersensitivity (allergic reactions to the gel or electrode). Epilepsy. Heart disease (arrhythmia). Osteosynthesis at the application site. Open sores. Malignant tumors. Acute inflammatory disease. Other associated gynecological pathologies. Cognitive disabilities that prevente the understanding of the use of the tools and/or conventional electrotherapeutic treatment or do not understand instructions for the use of the self-applied TENS.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Intervention
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Deep dyspareunia relief and/or resolution analyzed through the visual analogue scale from the variance observed at least 5% of the pre and post treatment results.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Improvement at quality of life measured through a whoqol-bref quality of life questionnaire plus an endometriosis quality of life questionnaire from observations of 5% significance in the pre and post treatment results.;Sexuality improvement measured through the Female Sexual Function Index from observations of 5% significance in the pre and post treatment results.