To find out the effectiveness of electrical stimulation on pain relief in patients who have undergone open heart surgery

Effect of transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation(TENS) in post-operative pain relief following median sternotomy

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2019/03/018268

Enrollment

Registered

2019-03-26

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2021-11-24

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: J958- Other intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of respiratory system, not elsewhere classified

Interventions

Intervention1: Effect of transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation (TENS) in post-operative pain relief following median sternotomy: One group will receive TENS along with routine treatment and the co

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All patients who will be undergoing Median Sternotomy in CMC, VELLORE

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients who are not cooperative to the treatment Patients with post-operative complications like atrial fibrillation

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Visual analogue scale Inspiratory and expiratory muscle power - measured using Micro RPMTimepoint: before intertevention and after intervention with regular intervals	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Length of hospital stay Pulmonary complicationsTimepoint: afterintervention	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactLenny Vasanthan

Christian Medical College, Vellore

lennyv@cmcvellore.ac.in

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026