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The Effects of Two Different Electrical Stimulation Methods on the Pain Intensity of the Patients Who Had Undergone Abdominal Surgery With a Midline Incision: Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating TENS and TAES for Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation. Completed, enrolled 48 participants.
Detailed Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) and transcutaneous acupoint electrical stimulation (TAES) on pain and analgesic drug consumption in patients who had undergone abdominal surgery with a midline incision. Evidence for the effects of and transcutaneous electrical stimulation on pain and analgesic consumption on patients undergoing abdominal surgery with severe pain experience and high levels of neuroendocrine stress response is uncertain.
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
4 electrodes were placed 2-3 cm lateral to the incision of the patients at the 30th minute and 2, 18, 22, 42, and 46th hours after the surgery and electrical stimulation was implemented at varying frequencies of 2-100 Hz for 30 minutes, at a maximum current intensity of 12 milliamperes that would not bother the patient or create muscle contractions, with a pulse duration of 0.25 min
4 electrodes were placed at the ST25, P6, ST36, and LI4 acupuncture points of the patients at the 30th minute and 2, 18, 22, 42, and 46th hours after the surgery and electrical stimulation was implemented at varying frequencies of 2-100 Hz for 30 minutes, at a maximum current intensity of 12 milliamperes that would not bother the patient or create muscle contractions, with a pulse duration of 0.25 min