MedTrace Logo

The Effect of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation on Posterior Neck Pain After Thyroidectomy

NCT02012686 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 100

Last updated 2014-06-11

Study results available
· View outcomes & findings →

Summary

The purpose of tihs study is to determine whether transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation (TENS) during thyroidectomy is effective in the reduction of posterior neck pain after thyroidectomy.

Conditions

Interventions

DEVICE

TENS

transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation frequency of 100 Hz pulse duration of 200 µs wih stimulation intensity of feeling strong but non-painful paresthesia in the upper trapezius

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Yonsei University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Don Woo Han, M.D.,ph.D. · Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Anesthesia and Pain Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 211 Eonju-ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul 135-720, Republic of Korea

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
20 Years
Max Age
60 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-11-30
Primary Completion
2014-01-31
Completion
2014-02-28

Countries

  • South Korea

Study Locations

More Related Trials

Entities

Diseases

Read the full study record

This page highlights key information. For complete eligibility criteria, study locations, investigator contacts, and the full protocol, visit the original record on ClinicalTrials.gov.

View NCT02012686 on ClinicalTrials.gov