cancer pain
Conditions
Interventions
conventional therapy group:analgesic drugs with proper dose
TENS with drug therapy group:TENS with drug therapy
sham TENS with drug therapy:sham TENS+drug
Sponsors
Institute of Cancer Prevention and Treatment, Shandong
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Postoperative pain group Patients with moderate/sever pain (pain ratings on 0-10 visual analogue scale = 4) and good compliance after surgery anesthesia or removing the automatic analgesic pump will be recruited. Particularly, inpatients need to be affirmed by their doctor that no adverse events would happen to affect the healing of their wounds. 2. Chronic pain group With moderate/sever pain (pain ratings on 0-10 visual analogue scale = 4) and good compliance; The estimated lifetime = 6 months; Pain can be relieved after taking analgesics with a rating of 0-10 visual analogue scale = 2 one week before participation; No radiotherapy( if patients are accepting radiotherapy, their pain sites should be non-irradiated and confirmed by their doctor that no analgesic effects are produced by the radiotherapy); Patients who meet the above criteria will be recruited in the Chronic pain group; All patients should give their written informed consent before participation.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients with the following conditions will be excluded from the trial: 1. Respiratory inhibition, airway obstruction or tissue hypoxia, heart disease, nervous system disease, abnormal cognitive function, or mental disease; 2. BMI < 18.5 or = 28; 3. Attending other clinical trial at the same time.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| analgesic drug dose;pain intensity;pain relief; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Quality of Life;anxiety/depressive level;cortisol levels in blood;side effect; | — |
Contacts
Public ContactDianmin Sun
Institute of Cancer Prevention and Treatment, Shandong
Outcome results
None listed