NCT04399707NARecruitingAccepts Healthy Volunteers
Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation for Post-Cesarean Pain Control
Hawaii Pacific Health
Start Date
1/29/2020
Completion Date
5/1/2021
Summary
Purpose of study is to evaluate the efficacy of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) for post-operative pain control after a cesarean delivery compared to placebo and no TENS.
Eligibility Criteria
Age Range: 18 years to No maximum
Inclusion Criteria:
\- Women undergoing scheduled or non-urgent cesarean section
Exclusion Criteria:
* Non-English speaking
* Subjects with a history of chronic pain or chronic opioid use
* Pre-operative use of opioids for more than 1 week in the preceding 6 months
* Previous exposure to the TENS unit
* Women with an allergy or contraindication to narcotics/NSAIDs/acetaminophen
* Subjects who had a midline vertical skin incision during this operation
* Subjects who did not receive intrathecal opioids at the time of their cesarean delivery
* Adhesive allergies
* Subjects with a pacemaker (due to the unknown effects of the TENS on the electrical activity of the heart)
* Intraoperative general anesthesia
* Inability to consent to the study
* Postpartum tubal ligation
Interventions
DEVICE
Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) unit
DEVICE
Placebo transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) unit
Conditions
Transcutaneous Electric Nerve StimulationAnalgesiaCesarean Section
Locations
Nicole Kurata
Honolulu, Hawaii 96826
United States