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Electroacupuncture and Trancutaneous Electrical Nervous Stimulation (TENS) for Colonoscopy Analgesia

NCT01247935 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2011-07-12

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

To compare the effectiveness of acupuncture and transcutaneous electrical nervous stimulation (TENS) in reducing patient's discomfort during colonoscopy

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Acupuncture

Electrostimulation at 5 Hz in GI4, ST36, MP6, MP9 starting 20 minutes before colonoscopy

OTHER

Transcutaneous electrical stimulation

Electrostimulation at 5 Hz in GI4, ST36, MP6, MP9 starting 20 minutes before colonoscopy

OTHER

Control

Patients are monitored for pain and discomfort

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Azienda Per I Servizi Sanitari N. 2 Isontina

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Corrado Thomann, MD · ICU Gorizia Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
80 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-11-30
Primary Completion
2010-12-31
Completion
2011-03-31

Countries

  • Italy

Study Locations

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Diseases

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