Effectiveness of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) on low back pain among stroke survivors in University of Benin Teaching Hospital.

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Early Phase 1

Study type

Interventional

Source

PACTR

Registry ID

PACTR202212704638101

Enrollment

Registered

2022-12-02

Start date

2022-01-31

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-01-27

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Conditions

Musculoskeletal Diseases Nervous System Diseases

Interventions

Convectional TENS

Acupuncture like TENS

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Male and female patients. 2. Patients diagnosed with stroke, treated and survived stroke (stroke survivors), shown in medical case notes. 3 Patients who were able to communicate in English and pidgin English. 4. Patients with previous history of low back pain and can still feel the pain after stroke survival. 5. Patients who are 30 to 65 years old.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Individuals with no diagnosis of stroke in medical case note. 2. Stroke survivors with no history of low back pain. 3. Patients with major mental health condition (i.e. schizophrenia). 4. Patients with history of low back pain but no longer suffer from the low back pain. 5. Patients with no previous history of low back pain symptoms prior to the stroke.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Pain	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Functional disabilty;Daily functional performance	—

Countries

Nigeria

Contacts

Public ContactHenrietta Fawole

Physiotherapist

henrietta.fawole@uniben.edu08160580905

Outcome results

None listed

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