transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) is beneficial for postoperative pain relief following inguinal hernia repair: a randomized placebo-controlled trial

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• Conditions: What is the effect of TENS on postoperative pain and serum cortisol level (SCL) after inguinal hernial repair; Physical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Physiotherapy

• Registration Number: ACTRN12609001084279
• Lead Sponsor: mohammed Taher Ahmed Omar

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2009-12-18
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: Male
• Target Recruitment: 50

Inclusion Criteria

The inclusion criteria were: (1) direct or indirect inguinal hernia (Gillbert 1989); (2) use of Lichtenstein surgical technique (Lichtenstien and Shulman 1994); (3) infiltration anesthetic technique (Amid et al 1994); (4)male adult aged between 25 and 45 years; (5) physical status I - II, according to American Assoication of anesthesia (ASA ) (Hamza et al., 1999); (6) no hearing, visual, or speaking impairments; (7) no cognitive disturbances; and (8) resident of Cairo, willing to the participate, with support for postoperative care and a telephone at home for medical assistance, if necessary.

Exclusion Criteria

Exclusion criteria were: (1) morbid obesity; (2) poor liver (serum bilirubin>2.0 mg/dL) or kidneys (serum creatinine>1.5 mg/dL.) (Chiu et al., 1999);(3) neurological or pulmonary diseases;(4) cardiac illness, such as cardiac arrhythmia, angina pectoris, congestive heart failure, and uncontrolled hypertension, and (5) chronic use of opioids (Chiu et al., 1999).

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pain intensity was assessed using visual analogue scale (VAS) and SCL[on 5 consecutive postoperative days (PODs), respectively. Follow-up assessment of pain intensity was performed at 30];Pain intensity was assessed using SCL[on 5 consecutive postoperative days (PODs), respectively]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
nil[nil]