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Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation for Pain Relief During the Active Phase of Labor

NCT01600495 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE4 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 46

Last updated 2015-10-05

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Summary

The objective of this research is to evaluate the effectiveness of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) for pain relief in the early active phase of labor. The research will be of type randomized controlled trial, consisting of low-risk nulliparous pregnant women admitted to the Reference Center for Women's Health in Ribeirão Preto. Mothers will be divided into two groups (the use of lumbosacral TENS) and control (routine maternity) and will be evaluated before and after therapy, which corresponds to 30 minutes between 4-5 cm of cervical dilation. The evaluation will be performed by numerical category scale, location and Pain Diagram McGll Pain Questionnaire (short form). After the delivery will be a questionnaire of customer satisfaction.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Experimental TENS

Use of Transcutaneous Nerve Electrical Stimulation in the lumbosacral region for 30 continuous minutes in the active phase of labor (4-5 cm).

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Sao Paulo

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Alessandra C Marcolin, Professor · Faculty of Medicine of São Paulo University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
15 Years
Max Age
30 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-09-30
Primary Completion
2012-09-30
Completion
2013-01-31

Countries

  • Brazil

Study Locations

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