The effect of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) at various points on pain intensity and satisfaction in patients undergoing cesarean section

Determining and Comparing the Effect of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation at various points on pain intensity and satisfaction in patients undergoing cesarean section

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT2015062222866N1

Enrollment

296

Registered

2015-09-14

Start date

2015-08-21

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-02-22

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Conditions

Cesarean pain. Delivery by elective caesarean section

Interventions

Intervention 1: group 1: placement of electrodes with stimulation at ST36 or Zusanli point (one finger width lateral from the anterior border of the tibia ). Intervention 2: group 2: placement of elec

Prevention

group 1: placement of electrodes with stimulation at ST36 or Zusanli point (one finger width lateral from the anterior border of the tibia )

group 2: placement of electrodes in 3 to 4 cm around the incision with electrical stimulation

group 3: placement of electrodes at ST36 without electrical stimulation

Group 4: without placement of electrodes

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Age

18 Years to 45 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria are: 18 to 45 year-old women; the risk of anesthesia ASA Class 1(patients without any experience of organic, biochemical, physiologic or psychiatric disorders); no history of anticonvulsants; opiates or painkillers usage; lack of pacemaker; no wound in the locations where electrodes are applied; no local anesthesia at the incision site; no previous use of TENS and no discharge in less than 24 hours.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Pain intensity. Timepoint: Immediately after consciousness, at the end of stage 1(after stimulation) , before and after stage 2( 2-3 h after the first stage) and after the first postoperative 24 hours. Method of measurement: Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) and scored from 0 to 10.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Satisfaction. Timepoint: 24 hours after caesarean section. Method of measurement: Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) and scored from 0 to 10.;Doses of painkillers. Timepoint: 24 hours after surgery. Method of measurement: recording the type and frequency of the drugs used.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactNasrin Fadaee Aghdam

Shahroud University of Medical Sciences

fadae@shmu.ac.ir+98 23 3239 5054

Outcome results

None listed

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