The effect of TENS on recovery of gastrointestinal function after abdominal surgery- a randomized controlled trial

Completed

• Conditions: Medical and Surgical,

• Registration Number: CTRI/2021/10/037054
• Lead Sponsor: Dr Ashok Kumar Puranik

Brief Summary

What our study adds?Most studies primarily focussed on use of TENS for controlling postoperative pain and few studies reported secondary effects on gastrointestinal system. Based on few studies, we hypothesize that use of TENS as a pre treatment may reduce incidence of postoperative ileus.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2021-09-10
• Study Completion: 2023-06-01
• Last Update Posted: 2024-03-06

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 62

Inclusion Criteria

• 1.Patients aged 18 to 75 years 2.
• Patients undergoing exploratory laparotomy with midline incision of length greater than or equal to 5 cm.

Exclusion Criteria

• Damage control surgeries 2.
• Patients with cardiac pacemakers 3.
• Patients with spinal cord stimulator or an intrathecal pump 4.
• Patients with dermatitis, skin infections and sensory impairment at site of application of adhesive electrodes 5.
• Surgical history of gastrectomy / esophagectomy (vagal nerve transection) 6.
• Irritable bowel syndrome 7.
• Inflammatory bowel disease 8.
• Patients with acute and chronic opioid use 9.
• Patients with preoperative severe mental illness 10.
• History of spinal injuries 11.
• Pancreatitis.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Time in hours to first post-operative passage of stools per rectum or per stoma starting from the time of randomization.	Time in hours to first post-operative passage of stools per rectum or per stoma starting from the time of randomization on after 12 hours, 24 hours, 36 hours, 48 hours

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1.Length of post-operative hospital stay	2.Nasogastric aspiration output volume monitoring in mL every 24 hours for 3 days

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

All India Institute of Medical Sciences; 🇮🇳 Jodhpur, RAJASTHAN, India

All India Institute of Medical Sciences

🇮🇳Jodhpur, RAJASTHAN, India

Karthik N

Principal investigator

9900653594

karthikn0912@gmail.com