Effect of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) in post-episiotomy pain

Effect of Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulatio (TENS) in post-episiotomy pain

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20171224038034N1

Enrollment

Registered

2018-02-17

Start date

2018-04-20

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-06-18

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Conditions

Pain after episiotomy. Other acute postprocedural pain

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group:The transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation electrodes, 6-24 hours after episiotomy, will be insert in parallel, near the episiotomy, in the region of the pudend

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Nulliparous low-risk pregnancy Singleton pregnancy Gestational age 42-38 weeks spontaneous vaginal delivery ( without use of vacuum and forceps) with mediolateral episiotomy presenting pain in the episiotomy area (pain score 4 or more) no use of analgesics during data collection

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: side effects of TENS (burns, wounds, skin allergy) Not having epilepsy and mental illness Not having heart pacemaker and heart disease

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Pain severity after episiotomy. Timepoint: evaluating pain severity in before applying TENS, 30 minutes, 60 minutes and 120 minutes after removing TENS, at rest and activity (sitting and walking). Method of measurement: NRS.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactSeyedeh Soma Zakaryaee

Sanandaj University of Medical Sciences

ss.zakaryaee@gmail.com+98 87 3366 1120

Outcome results

None listed

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