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- Clinical Trial NCT01528228
Effects of TENS Therapy Following Arthroscopic Knee Surgery (TENS)
January 10, 2019 updated by: A.T. Still University of Health Sciences
Effects of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) on Postoperative Pain and Function Following Arthroscopic Knee Surgery: A Prospective Randomized Clinical Trial Pilot Study
Following standard of care procedures for arthroscopy knee surgery it is anticipated that Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) will provide improved pain relief and improve functional outcomes.
Study Overview
Status
Completed
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Study Type
Interventional
Enrollment (Actual)
20
Phase
- Not Applicable
Contacts and Locations
This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.
Study Locations
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Missouri
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Kirksville, Missouri, United States, 63501
- North Missouri Sports Medicine and Orthopaedic Surgery
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Participation Criteria
Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
18 years to 60 years (Adult)
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Genders Eligible for Study
All
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Age 18-60
- BMI<50
- No significant joint malalignment
- No significant ligamentous instability
- No significant radiographic joint space narrowing
- No prior significant knee surgery
- Unilateral knee surgery
- Not workman's compensation
- Planned knee arthroscopy for meniscectomy, chondroplasty or synovectomy
Exclusion Criteria:
- Age <18 or >60
- BMI > 50
- Significant joint malalignment
- Significant ligamentous instability
- Significant radiographic joint space narrowing
- Prior significant knee surgery
- Bilateral knee surgery planned
- Worker's Compensation
- No planned knee arthroscopy for menisectomy, chondroplasty or synovectomy
Study Plan
This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
- Allocation: Randomized
- Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
- Masking: Double
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Active Comparator: Structured TENS Therapy
This group will be given an active TENS unit to use.
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TENS treatment will be standardized and will consist of 20 minute sessions three times per day at the manufacturer's recommended settings for both functional and disabled TENS units.
Other Names:
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Sham Comparator: Sham TENS Therapy
This group will receive a placebo TENS unit which has been functionally disabled to provide a short initial electrical impulse then cease delivering that impulse.
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TENS treatment will be standardized and will consist of 20 minute sessions three times per day at the manufacturer's recommended settings for both functional and disabled TENS units.
Other Names:
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Patient's Perception of Pain in the Early Post-operative Period While Utilizing Structured TENS Therapy.
Time Frame: Two weeks postoperatively.
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The patient participant will record pain levels during the immediate post-op 2-week time period every day.
Day 0 is pain level before surgery.
Pain perception measured on a scale from 0-10 with 0 representing no or lowest level pain and 10 representing the highest level of pain
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Two weeks postoperatively.
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Collaborators and Investigators
This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Kevin Marberry, MD, A.T. Still University
Publications and helpful links
The person responsible for entering information about the study voluntarily provides these publications. These may be about anything related to the study.
General Publications
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- Law PP, Cheing GL. Optimal stimulation frequency of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation on people with knee osteoarthritis. J Rehabil Med. 2004 Sep;36(5):220-5. doi: 10.1080/16501970410029834.
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- Talbot LA, Gaines JM, Ling SM, Metter EJ. A home-based protocol of electrical muscle stimulation for quadriceps muscle strength in older adults with osteoarthritis of the knee. J Rheumatol. 2003 Jul;30(7):1571-8.
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- Cheing GL, Hui-Chan CW, Chan KM. Does four weeks of TENS and/or isometric exercise produce cumulative reduction of osteoarthritic knee pain? Clin Rehabil. 2002 Nov;16(7):749-60. doi: 10.1191/0269215502cr549oa.
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- Roy MA, Doherty TJ. Reliability of hand-held dynamometry in assessment of knee extensor strength after hip fracture. Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2004 Nov;83(11):813-8. doi: 10.1097/01.phm.0000143405.17932.78.
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Study record dates
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Study Major Dates
Study Start
July 1, 2011
Primary Completion (Actual)
April 1, 2012
Study Completion (Actual)
April 1, 2012
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
February 3, 2012
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
February 3, 2012
First Posted (Estimate)
February 7, 2012
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Actual)
January 11, 2019
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
January 10, 2019
Last Verified
January 1, 2019
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Other Study ID Numbers
- TENS Study #110518-001
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