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Effective Postoperative Pain Relief After Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy With TENS

NCT04114149 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 166

Last updated 2025-05-15

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Summary

The study evaluates the effect of TENS (transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation) treatment for first line of treatment compared with conventional treatment with opioids on pain relief and time spent time in the post-anesthesia care unit after laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Half of the patients are randomized to TENS as first line of treatment and the second half is randomized to conventional opioid treatment. Patients who does not report postoperative pain which requires treatment are used as controls.

Conditions

  • Pain, Postoperative

Interventions

DEVICE

TENS (transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation)

TENS as first line of treatment. If insufficient pain relief, i.e. postoperative pain intensity according to NRS (numeric rating scale) ≥ 3 after two treatment sessions à 1 minute, the patient receives conventional treatment with iv opioids.

DRUG

iv opioid

Conventional treatment with iv opioid if postoperative pain intensity according to NRS (numeric rating scale) ≥ 3.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Vastra Gotaland Region

    collaborator OTHER_GOV

  • Göteborg University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Paulin Andréll, MD, PhD · Göteborgs Universitet/Västra Götalands Regionen

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-03-19
Primary Completion
2023-01-23
Completion
2023-01-30

Countries

  • Sweden

Study Locations

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