Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation Treatment of Renal Colic

Patients Undergoing Routine Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation Treatment in Patients With Renal Colic Who Admitted to the Emergency Department: A Randomized Double Blind Placebo-controlled Trial

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT03237208

Enrollment

100

Registered

2017-08-02

Start date

2017-06-12

Completion date

2017-08-20

Last updated

2017-09-11

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Conditions

Renal Colic

Keywords

Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation, emergency medicine

Brief summary

The aim of the present trial was to investigate the analgesic efficacy and safety of Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation treatment in patients with renal colic within the emergency department.

Detailed description

Renal colic, an intensely painful condition, is a common presenting complaint to the emergency department. Parenteral opioids, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and acetaminophen are commonly used to provide relief from renal colic. The aim of the present trial was to investigate the analgesic efficacy and safety of Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation treatment in patients with renal colic within the emergency department. Study Design and Setting: A prospective, randomized, double-blind, placebo controlled, single-center, clinical trial will be conducted in emergency department of a tertiary care university hospital.

Interventions

DEVICETENS

Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) treatment will be activated.

DEVICEplacebo group

Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation treatment will not be activated.

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

QUADRUPLE (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Adult patients with renal colic admitted to emergency department. 2. Adult patients who were definitively diagnosed with acute renal colic due to urinary system stones using unenhanced computed abdominopelvic tomography

Exclusion criteria

1. Patients below 18 years of age 2. Patients with haemodynamic instability, with fever (temperature=38°C \[100.4°F\]), with evidence of peritoneal inflammation, 3. Patients using any analgesic within the previous 48 hours of emergency department presentation 4. Patients who declined to participate

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Reduction of the intensity of pain	0 minutes, 15 minutes and 30 minutes after taking Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation application	Subjects will complete 100 mm visual analog scales at time zero, 15 and 30 minutes after taking Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation application

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Adverse events	30 minutes after	30 minutes after taking Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation application

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcome results

None listed

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