Cancer Musculoskeletal Diseases Respiratory Anaesthesia
Conditions
Interventions
medications in addition to placebo effect of TENS
TENS with frequency 80 Hz
Sponsors
National Cancer Institute Faculty of Medicine Cairo University.
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: • Sixty patients of both sexes undergo posterolateral thoracotomy as a procedure for pleurodesis. • Their ages will be from 30-40 years old. • Patients with moderate pain severity detected by CPOT with a score > 2. • Both groups will receive diclofenac sodium 75 mg as an NSAID (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) for incisional pain relief and morphine 5 mg as an opioid for central pain desensitization • Patients with hemodynamic stability.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: • Patients with chronic chest diseases. • Patients with chronic renal failure. • Patients with cardiac diseases. • Diabetic patients. • Patients with neurological diseases. • Patients with pacemaker implantation. • Uncooperative patients. • Debilitated patients with unstable hemodynamics.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Laboratory Investigations: Cytokines: IL6, IL10. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Critical Care Observational Tool | — |
Countries
Egypt
Contacts
Public ContactAkram Abd Al Aziz Sayed
Associate Professor of Physical therapy for Cardiovascular Respiratory disorders and geriatrics Cairo university.
Outcome results
None listed