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Effect of TENS on Bladder Tenesmus-related Pain and Patient Comfort After Urinary Surgery

NCT06824298 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 80

Last updated 2025-02-13

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Summary

Bladder tenesmu is defined as the need to urinate despite the person urinating and is associated with various causes such as bladder spasm, infection, stones, catheters. Catheters used in urinary surgeries can cause various complications, especially pain and discomfort. There is no sufficient study in the literature on bladder tenesmus caused by mechanical interactions related to urinary catheters, and this situation negatively affects patient comfort. Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) is an effective method of reducing pain with low-voltage electrical current. However, there are no studies on the application of TENS in the management of symptoms associated with bladder tenesmus after urinary surgery. This study aims to investigate the effect of TENS application on bladder tenesmus-related pain and patient comfort in the early postoperative period after urinary surgery.

Conditions

  • Urinary Surgery
  • Pain, Postoperative
  • Comfort

Interventions

OTHER

TENS

Before surgery: The socio-demographic data of the patients will be recorded. During surgery: After patients are taken to the operating room and anesthesia is induced, TENS electrodes will be attached to the paravertebral muscles at the level of Lumbar vertebrae 2, 3 and Sacral Vertebrae 2, 3. After the surgery is completed, TENS will be activated before the patient is woken up. TENS settings: In modulation type, medium intensity contractions will be given at a frequency ranging from 60-80 Hertz to 1-5 Hertz, with a current rate ranging from 50-100 microseconds to 150-200 microseconds. After surgery: TENS will continue to be applied to patients in the recovery room for 30 minutes after the surgery. Patients will be evaluated by researchers in terms of pain and comfort associated with bladder tenesmus at 0, 15 and 30 minutes in the recovery room and at 6, 12 and 24 hours in the postoperative ward.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Istanbul Medeniyet University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-03-03
Primary Completion
2026-03-03
Completion
2026-09-03

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