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Conditions
Brief summary
This is a controlled, double-blind, randomized clinical study that compares three study groups; high-frequency TENS, low-frequency TENS and placebo TENS. The objective of this study will be to evaluate the effectiveness of high and low-frequency TENS as a pain relief resource employed in puerperae subjected to natural childbirth with episiotomy.
Interventions
TENS treatment with four silicone-carbon electrodes will placed on the skin next to the episiotomy, i.e. in the puerperae’(mothers who have just given birth), thigh and gluteal muscles region. Puerperae were randomly set into three groups: TENS high-frequency (THF); TENS low-frequency (TLF) and TENS placebo (TP).TENS high-frequency is applied with 100Hz frequency and 100 microseconds pulse. TENS low-frequency is applied with 100Hz frequency and 5 microseconds. The placebo group is identical to t
TENS treatment with four silicone-carbon electrodes will placed on the skin next to the episiotomy, i.e. in the puerperae’(mothers who have just given birth), thigh and gluteal muscles region. Puerperae were randomly set into three groups: TENS high-frequency (THF); TENS low-frequency (TLF) and TENS placebo (TP).TENS high-frequency is applied with 100Hz frequency and 100 microseconds pulse. TENS low-frequency is applied with 100Hz frequency and 5 microseconds. The placebo group is identical to the treatment group, but the unit do not provide current. This is a one off intervention with 2 hours the duration.
Sponsors
University of Pernambuco
Study design
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Intervention model
Parallel
Primary purpose
Treatment
Masking
Blinded (masking used)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
15 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
Low risk pregnancy primiparous, older than 15 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).
Outcome results
None listed