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?Assessment the effect of transcutaneus electrical nerve stimulation method on shoulder pain in laparoscopic surgeries of women

Assessment the effect of TENS method on shoulder pain in women during gynecologic laparoscopic surgeries with spinal anesthesia in comparison with Fentanyl administration method

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT2016031216765N3
Enrollment
80
Registered
2016-05-13
Start date
2016-05-19
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2018-02-22

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Conditions

shoulder pain. Pain, unspecified

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: Before spinal anesthesia 4 pads of the device with size of 4* 10 and at the distance of 5 cm is adhered in the zone of scapula and behind both shoulders and is regu
Prevention
Intervention group: Before spinal anesthesia 4 pads of the device with size of 4* 10 and at the distance of 5 cm is adhered in the zone of scapula and behind both shoulders and is regulated with frequ
Control group: After spinal anesthesia and administration of 100 mg Diclofenac suppository before surgery, as soon as patients states pain, Fentanyl with dose of 50 mg is injected IV.

Sponsors

Vice chancellor for research, Tehran University of Medical Science
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female
Age
18 Years to 50 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: patients with age between 18- 50 years old; laparoscopic surgeries of grade 1 and 2 Exclusion criteria: patients weighing over 120 kg; height less than 140 cm; disorders in cardiac rhythm; deformity or history of surgery in spinal cord; history of allergy to the drug of study; pregnancy; known contraindications of spinal anesthesia; malignancy

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Shoulder pain. Timepoint: 0, 5, 10, 15 and 30 minutes after initiation of surgery and after surgery. Method of measurement: Visual Analog Scale.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
The amount of extra analgesic drug administration. Timepoint: during surgery. Method of measurement: check list.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactZahra Tavoli

Tehran University of Medical Science, Arash women hospital

ztavoli@sina.tums.ac.ir+98 21 7787 8160

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 25, 2026