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Clinical Trials/DRKS00007990
DRKS00007990
Completed
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Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) for advanced cancer pain patients - A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled cross-over pilot study

Klinik für Palliativmedizin0 sites26 target enrollmentJanuary 15, 2016

Overview

Phase
未知
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Cancer pain patients receiving palliative care
Sponsor
Klinik für Palliativmedizin
Enrollment
26
Status
Completed
Last Updated
last year

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
January 15, 2016
End Date
March 16, 2018
Last Updated
last year
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
Klinik für Palliativmedizin

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Patients with cancer pain (caused by tumor or therapy; or associated with tumor) \= 3 on an 11\-point NRS the last 24 hours
  • \- Age: \= 18 years
  • \- Patients receive at least 24 hours palliative care: on palliative care ward, palliative care consultant service or acute pain consultant service

Exclusion Criteria

  • \- Verbal or cognitive inability to use TENS or to answer the questionnaire
  • \- High probability of dying within the next week
  • \- Pain that is not directly or indirectly related to tumor
  • Contraindications: Jones (2009\) \& Disselhoff (2012\)
  • \- electronic implants like pacemakers
  • \- Metal implant on electrode site
  • \- Arrhythmia
  • \- Pregnancy
  • \- Epilepsy
  • \- Dermatological conditions or frail skin on electrode site

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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