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The Effect of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation on Pain During Venous Cannulation

NCT01607463 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 100

Last updated 2012-05-30

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study was to investigate whether transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) could reduce pain during cannulation of vein.

Conditions

  • Cannulation Pain

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (Empi, USA)

In the active TENS group, TENS at 80 pulsed currents per second (PPS) with a pulse duration of 200 μs were delivered for 20 minutes. Current amplitude was slowly increased until a level was reached that participants reported was the maximum level they could tolerate below pain threshold without noticeable muscle contraction and maintained this intensity.

PROCEDURE

Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (Empi, USA)

In the placebo group the TENS device had no current output although the power "on" indicator light remained active.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Kyungpook National University Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Younghoon Jeon, Dr · 2. Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Kyungpook National University Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
FACTORIAL

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-05-31
Primary Completion
2012-05-31
Completion
2012-05-31

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