The Effect of TENS Application for Pain

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

50 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2021-07-01

Study Completion Date

2022-11-14

Brief Summary

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The aim of the study which was planned in a randomized controlled experimental design, it was aimed to determine the effect of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) application on pain level before mobilization in the postoperative period in children.

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Detailed Description

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Children can often experience chronic muscle, bone, joint pain, headache and abdominal pain, and acutely experience pain due to postoperative and procedural procedures. Effective management of childhood pain is emphasized as a health priority by the World Health Organization and pain communities. The findings of various epidemiological studies emphasized that a significant proportion (49% to 64%) of children receiving treatment in a hospital setting received inadequate pain management services despite the increase in available knowledge and treatments. One of the situations in which pediatric patients encounter acute pain is the postoperative period. Mobilization is delayed in patients who cannot provide adequate pain control, and accordingly, serious complications such as impaired tissue perfusion, atelectasis and deep vein thrombosis may develop. There are studies on the use of TENS, one of the methods used in non-pharmacological pain management, in postoperative pain management in adults. Studies on pain management in children for TENS application are very limited today. There was no evidence for the effectiveness of TENS application applied before mobilization in the postoperative period in children.

Conditions

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Appendicitis Surgery Inguinal Surgery

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Parallel Assignment

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

Single Blinded

Study Groups

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TENS application

TENS application will be applied to the experimental group before mobilization after abdominal surgery. TENS will be applied for an average of 40 minutes.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

TENS application

Intervention Type DEVICE

Assigned Interventions: In addition to the standard pain management applied in the clinic, TENS will be applied to children who have had surgery.

Standard pain management

The control group will receive standard pain treatment without any intervention. The group will not receive any other intervention.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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TENS application

Assigned Interventions: In addition to the standard pain management applied in the clinic, TENS will be applied to children who have had surgery.

Intervention Type DEVICE

Other Intervention Names

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Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Be in the 7-12 age range
* Abdominal surgery indication (appendicitis or inguinal region surgery)
* Volunteering to participate in the study
* Receiving monotherapy treatment for epilepsy
* To be able to communicate in Turkish

Exclusion Criteria

* Administering analgesic therapy other than routine administration
* Patients who have difficulties in mobilization/complications during the operation will be excluded from the study.

Minimum Eligible Age

7 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

12 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No