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Effects of TENS Therapy Following Arthroscopic Knee Surgery

NCT01528228 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 20

Last updated 2019-01-11

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Summary

Following standard of care procedures for arthroscopy knee surgery it is anticipated that Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) will provide improved pain relief and improve functional outcomes.

Conditions

  • Meniscus Tear

Interventions

DEVICE

TENS Treatment with functional or disabled unit

TENS treatment will be standardized and will consist of 20 minute sessions three times per day at the manufacturer's recommended settings for both functional and disabled TENS units.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • A.T. Still University of Health Sciences

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Kevin Marberry, MD · A.T. Still University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-07-01
Primary Completion
2012-04-01
Completion
2012-04-01

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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