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Use of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) to relieve labor pain

Randomized study of the use of transcutaneous nervous eletric stimulation (TENS) in the relief of pain in labor

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
REBEC
Registry ID
RBR-2zgdgj
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2017-12-26
Start date
2016-04-26
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-10-27

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Conditions

Labor pain. The study was conducted in healthy women belonging to the target population, volunteers of the intervention with the goal of reducing labor pain. Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium

Interventions

The transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) device was used for 34 parturients in the intervention group and 34 parturients in the control group. The electrodes will be coupled between 1.5
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Sponsors

Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu
Lead Sponsor
Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu
Collaborator

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female
Age
16 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Parturients with single gestation; cephalic presentation; preserved fetal vitality; with gestational age greater than or equal to 37 weeks; presenting cervical dilation greater than or equal to 4 cm and less than or equal to 7 cm.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: indication of cesarean section prior to labor; presence of fetal death or fetal malformation; parturients with severe pathologies (clinical and obstetrical); twin pregnancy; rupture of the ovary membrane; and the use of any pharmacological method were excluded. pain control; presence of dermatitis or any infection at the site of TENS electrodes.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Expected outcome 1: Decrease in pain intensity immediately after intervention. ;Outcome found 1: Decreased pain intensity in the TENS group, with higher number of parturients reporting pain as moderate (RR= 2,4; OR: 1,6-3,7, p=0,0005) ;Expected outcome 2: Improvement of maternal discomfort after the use of TENS ;Outcome found 2: There was improvement in the degree of discomfort in the TENS group(RR= 4,1; OR: 2,1-8,1, p<0,0001) ;Expected outcome 3: Higher maternal satisfaction related to intervention in the TENS group ;Outcome found 3: There were more women reporting full satisfaction in the TENS group(RR= 2,8; OR: 1,5-5,0, p=0,0003)—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Expected outcome 1: Lower duration of labor after intervention in the TENS group ;Outcome 1: There was no difference in duration of labor between groups(RR:-44, OR:-107,64-19,64) ;Desfecho esperado 2: Menor taxa de césareas no grupo TENS;Outcome found 2: There was lower cesarean rate in the TENS group(RR= 0,3; OR: 0,1-0,8, p=0,003).—

Countries

Brazil

Contacts

Public ContactAngela Cappeli

Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu

juliana.cappeli@yahoo.com.br+55-014-36229881

Outcome results

None listed

Source: REBEC (via WHO ICTRP)