Effective Postoperative Pain Relief After Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy With TENS

• Status: Recruiting
• Trial end date: 2024-03-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

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.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Göteborg University
• Collaborator: Vastra Gotaland Region
• Treatments: Analgesics, Opioid

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

For randomized patients:

• Patients who reports postoperative pain intensity ≥ 3 according to numeric rating scale during the stay in the post-anesthesia care unit after laparoscopic cholecystectomy.

For controls:

• Patients who reports postoperative pain intensity <3 according to numeric rating scale during the stay in the post-anesthesia care unit after laparoscopic cholecystectomy

Exclusion Criteria:

(for all patients)

• Patients who do not want to participate in the study

• Patients younger than 18 years

• Inadequate knowledge of the Swedish language

• Patients with pacemaker or internal cardioverter defibrillator

• Patients who preoperatively report continuous opioid consumption

• Patients with chronic pain conditions

• Patients with impaired sensibility over the dermatomes that are to be treated with TENS

• Alcohol or substance abuse