scholarly journals Preemptive Analgesic Effects of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) on Postoperative Pain: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial

2016 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Eidy ◽  
Mohammad Reza Fazel ◽  
Monir Janzamini ◽  
Mostafa Haji Rezaei ◽  
Ali Reza Moravveji
Keyword(s):  
Postoperative Pain ◽  
Nerve Stimulation ◽  
Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Double Blind ◽  
Electrical Nerve Stimulation ◽  
Double Blind Placebo ◽  
Analgesic Effects

scholarly journals Effect of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation on Pain, Function, and Quality of Life in Fibromyalgia: A Double-Blind Randomized Clinical Trial

2015 ◽  
Vol 95 (1) ◽  
pp. 129-140 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian Noehren ◽  
Dana L. Dailey ◽  
Barbara A. Rakel ◽  
Carol G.T. Vance ◽  
Miriam B. Zimmerman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Clinical Trial ◽  
Nerve Stimulation ◽  
Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation ◽  
Treatment Modalities ◽  
Double Blind ◽  
Electrical Nerve Stimulation ◽  
Double Blind Placebo ◽  
Patient Reported

BackgroundFibromyalgia is a common chronic pain condition that has a significant impact on quality of life and often leads to disability. To date, there have been few well-controlled trials assessing the utility of nonpharmacological treatment modalities such as transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) in the management of pain and improvement in function in individuals with fibromyalgia.ObjectivesThe purpose of this study will be to complete a long-term, multicenter study to assess the effects of TENS in women with fibromyalgia.DesignThis will be a phase II randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicenter clinical trial.ParticipantsThree hundred forty-three participants with fibromyalgia will be recruited for this study.InterventionParticipants will be randomly assigned to 1 of 3 groups: the intervention (TENS), placebo, or no treatment. After completing the randomized period, all participants will receive the intervention for 1 month. The participants will be asked to use TENS at the highest tolerable level for at least 2 hours daily during physical activity.MeasurementsThe primary outcome will be pain with movement, with secondary outcomes assessing functional abilities, patient-reported outcomes, and quantitative sensory testing.LimitationsBecause having participants refrain from their typical medications is not practical, their usage and any change in medication use will be recorded.ConclusionsThe results of this study will provide some of the first evidence from a large-scale, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial on the effectiveness of TENS on pain control and quality-of-life changes in patients with fibromyalgia.

scholarly journals Effects of Electrical Muscle Stimulation on Waist Circumference in Adults with Abdominal Obesity: A Randomized, Double-blind, Sham-controlled Trial

2018 ◽  
Vol 56 (214) ◽  
pp. 904-911 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eun Jung Choi ◽  
Yun Jin Kim ◽  
Sang Yeoup Lee
Keyword(s):  
Waist Circumference ◽  
Nerve Stimulation ◽  
Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Muscle Stimulation ◽  
Electrical Muscle Stimulation ◽  
Double Blind ◽  
Electrical Nerve Stimulation ◽  
Stimulation Group ◽  
Electrical Muscle

Introduction: We investigated the effects of electrical muscle stimulationon waist circumference as compared with an identical device providing transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation as control in adults with abdominal obesity.Methods: This was a randomized, double-blind, sham-controlled trial. Sixty patients with abdominal obesity received electrical muscle stimulation or transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation randomly five times a week for 12 weeks. Results: The electrical muscle stimulationgroup achieved a mean 5.2±2.8 cm decrease in waist circumference while the transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation group showed only a 2.9±3.3 cm decrease (P=0.005). About 20 (70.0%) of the electrical muscle stimulation group lost more than 4 cm of waist circumference but that only 8 (33.3%) of the transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation group did so (P=0.008). Furthermore, fasting free fasting acid levels were significantly higher in the electrical muscle stimulation than in the transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulationgroup at week 12 (P=0.006). In the electrical muscle stimulation group, slight decreases in visceral abdominal fat and total abdominal fat areas by computer tomography were observed at 12 weeks, but these decreases were not significant. In addition, patients’ self-rated satisfaction scores with this program were significantly higher in the electrical muscle stimulation group.Conclusions: The 12-week electrical muscle stimulation program modestly reduced waist circumference in abdominally obese adults without side effects.

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