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Parasternal Block and TENS for Cardiac Surgery

NCT02725229 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 120

Last updated 2016-03-31

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

the objective of the present study was to compare the efficacy of TENS and parasternal block with local anesthetic infiltration in relieving pain during the first 24 h period following median sternotomy.

Conditions

  • Postoperative Pain

Interventions

PROCEDURE

parasternal block

parasternal block and PCA for sternotomy pain

DEVICE

TENS group

TENS and PCA for sternotomy pain

DEVICE

control group

PCA for sternotomy pain

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Antalya Training and Research Hospital

    lead OTHER_GOV

Principal Investigators

  • Nilgun Kavrut Ozturk, MD · Antalya Training and Research Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-06-30
Primary Completion
2013-08-31
Completion
2013-12-31

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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