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Electrical modality and exercise reduced pain and improve quality of life after gynaecology surgery

Effectiveness of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation in addition to routine physiotherapy care on quality of life and pain after abdominal hysterectomy: A Randomized Controlled Trial. - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2024/04/066140
Enrollment
32
Registered
2024-04-23
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-03-02

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: N998- Other intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of genitourinary system

Interventions

Intervention1: Physiotherapy care: Physiotherapy care Breathing exercises-7 repetition huffing techniques-5 repetition Circulatory exercises-10 repetition Knee rolling-10 repetition log rolling- 5 re

Sponsors

Priyadharshini R
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1) Women undergoing Abdominal hysterectomy in OG I unit OT days (Wednesday & Saturday) in their postoperative days 1 to 6. 2) Willing to participate in the study. 3) Pain score >=3 measured by the Visual analogue scale (VAS) / pain of 5 or greater on a 0 to 10 numerical rating scale (NRS) or moderate on a verbal descriptive scale were approached to participate in the study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1) Preoperative opioid use (regular use of opioid analgesics for more than 2 weeks during the 6 month period before surgery as determined by patient interview). 2) Inability to cognitively follow the required directions. 3) Participatorâ??s inability to fully complete with study protocol due to uncontrolled epilepsy, Renal failure, Cardiopulmonary disorders, Central nervous system disease (or) psychosis. 4) Coagulation disorders. 5) Any sign of sepsis. 6) Any specialties surgery of the head (brain, face), neck ( Thyroid, throat) Thoracic (cardio , pulmonary) , breast, Orthopaedic including amputations (or) reset of amputation (phantom limb pain) , (or) Plastic surgery (Liposuction) were not considered. 7) Any skin allergy(dermatological lesions affecting electrode placement).

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Abdominal surgery impact scaleTimepoint: Outcome taken from post operative day 1 and post operative day 6

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Visual analogue scaleTimepoint: Post operative day 1 before & after intervention Post operative day 6 after intervention

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactPRIYADHARSHINI R

Mother Theresa Post Graduate and Research Institute of Health science (Government of Pondicherry)

beulahjebakani@mtpgrihs.ac.in9585525141

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Mar 14, 2026