Electroacupuncture and Trancutaneous Electrical Nervous Stimulation (TENS) for Colonoscopy Analgesia

Electroacupuncture and Trancutaneous Electrical Nervous Stimulation Analgesia for Colonoscopy: a Prospective, Randomized, Controlled Study

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01247935

Enrollment

Registered

2010-11-25

Start date

2010-11-30

Completion date

2011-03-31

Last updated

2011-07-12

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Conditions

Pain

Keywords

Pain, Acupuncture, Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation, Colonoscopy

Brief summary

To compare the effectiveness of acupuncture and transcutaneous electrical nervous stimulation (TENS) in reducing patient's discomfort during colonoscopy

Detailed description

Evaluation patient's pain and discomfort during colonoscopy, using two non invasive analgesic methods.

Interventions

OTHERAcupuncture

Electrostimulation at 5 Hz in GI4, ST36, MP6, MP9 starting 20 minutes before colonoscopy

OTHERTranscutaneous electrical stimulation

Electrostimulation at 5 Hz in GI4, ST36, MP6, MP9 starting 20 minutes before colonoscopy

OTHERControl

Patients are monitored for pain and discomfort

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 80 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* all patients scheduled for colonoscopy and in whom deep sedation was not planned will be included in the study

Exclusion criteria

* age \> 80 and less than 18 years old, severe cardiac or pulmonary disease, anticoagulant, benzodiazepines, antidepressants, opiates therapies, severe cognitive impairment, uncontrolled hypertension.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Evaluation of patients' discomfort and pain during and at the end of colonoscopy both in acupuncture group and in TENS group compare with controls.	During colonoscopy, we'll evaluate pain at colorectal, left, trasversal and right colon position of colonscope. At the end of colonoscopy, before discharge, we' ll evaluate patient's general discomfort.

Countries

Italy

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026