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The effect of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) and lidocaine spray on pain intensity during insertion of vascular needles in hemodialysis patients

The comparison of effect of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) and lidocaine spray on pain intensity during insertion of vascular needles in hemodialysis patients

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT201008254548N1
Enrollment
30
Registered
2010-11-13
Start date
2010-09-23
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2018-02-22

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Conditions

chronic renal failure. End-stage renal disease

Interventions

Intervention 1: Fourth intervention (TENS placebo): TENS is turned off and researcher place TENS electrodes with 6 centimeter distance from each other on the skin near the location of insertion of art
Placebo
Treatment - Devices
Treatment - Drugs
Fourth intervention (TENS placebo): TENS is turned off and researcher place TENS electrodes with 6 centimeter distance from each other on the skin near the location of insertion of arterial needle. On
First intervention (TENS): TENS electrodes are placed on the skin with 6 centimeter distance from each other near the location of insertion of arterial needle by researcher. Then the TENS is turned on
Second intervention (lidocaine placebo spray): Lidocaine placebo spray is water that is filled in emptied lidocaine spray bottle. 2 puffs are used from distance 5 centimeter on the skin in location of
Third intervention (lidocaine spray): 2 puffs of lidocaine 10% spray (each puff include 10mg lidocaine) are used from distance 5 centimeter on the skin in location of insertion of arterial needle by r

Sponsors

Semnan University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
10 Years to 100 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: (1) The patient be alert, (2) The patient does not intake analgesic and narcotic drugs before 6 hours, (3) Not to have any pain in other parts of body, (4) Not to have internal cardiac pacemaker, (5) The patient must have arterio-venous fistula for veonous access. Exclusion criteria: (1) To attend the study is completely optional, So the patient can avoid from study whenever he/she want, without any change in personnel’s behavior or care, (2) At the first action, if the patient 's vessels are not achievable , he/she is omitted from study, (3) patients who are in the low consciousness and cognition condition and could not answer the questions, (4) If the patient is transferred to other centers during studying.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Intensity pain. Timepoint: One minute after entering the arterial needle. Method of measurement: Numeric Pain Intensity Scale.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactNahid Hoshmand Motlagh

Semnan University Of Medical Sciences

Hoshmand@sem-ums.ac.ir+98 32 1335 4191

Outcome results

None listed

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