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Effect of Nerve stimulation over skin and listening to music for painless labour

Does addition of music to transcutaneous nerve stimulation enhance pain relief in labour - A comparative clinical trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2021/05/033768
Enrollment
150
Registered
2021-05-24
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: O80-O82- Encounter for delivery

Interventions

Intervention1: music therapy with transcutaneous nerve stimulation: patients in labour shall be given transcutaneous nerve stimulation over lumbar and sacral region in the paravertebral space with a f

Sponsors

Mahatma Gandhi Medical College Pondicherry
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Primi gravida patients , 37 weeks of gestation , Singleton and vertex presentation , Active labour with Numerical rating scale >3

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Women wearing a pacemaker or implanted cardiac defibrillator , Maternal hypertensive disorders , Diabetes mellitus , Heart disease,Evidence of intrauterine growth restriction ,Foetal anomaly ,Cutaneous damage at the TENS application sites ,Maternal hearing difficulties ,Inability to understand the Numerical rating scale,Chronic pain problems

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To compare the quality of analgesia between TENS and combination of music with TENS groupTimepoint: Every hour during labour

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
To compare the hemodynamics between the groupsTimepoint: Every hour during the labour;To compare the reduction in numerical rating score for anxiety between the groupsTimepoint: Every hour during labour;To cpmpare the satisfaction score between the groupsTimepoint: At the end of labour

Countries

India

Contacts

Public Contactjerin jose

Mahatma Gandhi Medical college and Research Institute , Pondicherry

anaesrani@gmail.com9443116908

Outcome results

None listed

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