Effectiveness of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation for painful postpartum uterine contraction during brestfeeding

Application of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) in multiparous for pain relief of uterine contractionduring breastfeeding in immediate postpartum: a randomized controlled trial

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12610000644066

Enrollment

Registered

2010-08-09

Start date

2010-07-07

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of TENS in relieving pain of uterine contraction during breastfeeding immediately after delivery. According to the literature, TENS can reduce the cramping pain during breastfeeding. In this way, will be assessed a group that will use the TENS and a control group for comparison of results.

Interventions

Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) - frequency of 80 Hz, pulse duration of 100 microseconds and intensity adjusted by the participant as strong and tolerable, producing a tingling sensation. This intervention happens once every participant in the TENS group, for a continuous period of 40 minutes during breastfeeding.

Study design

Allocation

Randomised controlled trial

Intervention model

Parallel

Primary purpose

Treatment

Masking

Open (masking not used)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 45 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

The inclusion criteria of the research are: women after vaginal delivery, multiparity, without complications postpartum, pain level greater than "one" by Numeric Rating Scale Pain, literate, capable of understanding the pain scales used and follow the procedures of motherhood.

Exclusion criteria

The exclusion criteria for research are: intolerance stimulus generated by the use of electrical stimulation and allergy to the use of electrode, pacemaker, complications that require medical intervention, such as bleeding, infection and others.

Outcome results