Evaluation of the effect of the transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation (TENS) in the relief of post-episiotomy pain in primiparous new mothers submitted to the spontaneous vaginal delivery.
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Pain from episiotomyReproductive Health and Childbirth - Childbirth and postnatal care
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12610000471088
- Lead Sponsor
- Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirao Preto da Universidade de Sao Paulo
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 40
Inclusion Criteria
Low risk pregnancy primiparous, older than 18 years old, literate, understanding the Portuguese Language, aware of time and space, post-natural childbirth, submitted to episiotomy with stitches, presenting pain in the episiotomy, and absence of any genitourinary pathology.
Exclusion Criteria
TENS counter-indications as open wounds, presenting intolerance, irritation or great discomfort on the location where TENS was applied, puerperal relapse or recurrence (increased bleeding requiring intervention, phlogistic signs suggesting infection, fever, anesthesia complications, hypertension, mammary relapse or recurrences, morbid obesity (body weight 100 lb over the ideal weight).
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To evaluate the effectiveness of TENS as a pain relief resource applied in puerperal women that present episiotomy.[Post episiotomy pain was assessed while resting, sitting and ambulating through a Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) and the McGill pain questionnaire (MPQ). Pain assessment through NRS was be performed in both groups at the beginning of the study, after TENS and 60 minutes later.]
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To characterized the painful complaint and evaluate if the pain in the episiotomy to interfere on the development of the daily activities.[The Brazilian version of the McGill pain questionnaire (MPQ) was employed before and after TENS to characterize the pain. To check functional capacity, at the beginning of the study, puerperae was asked about their limite, or not daily activities and about the activities they had not yet performed. These activities were: sitting, ambulating, urinating, bowel movement, personal hygiene, eating, sleeping and breast-feeding.]