The Effect of Simultaneous Application of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) on Specific Lumbar and Acupuncture Points on Labour Pain Relief: A Randomised Clinical Trial
Introduction: Labour pain is among the most challenging experiences a woman could face during life. Non Pharmacological modalities like Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) are rather new methods, introduced for relieving this pain. Aim: To investigate the effect of concurrent use...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited
2020-10-01
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| Series: | Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research |
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| Online Access: | https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/14152/45744_CE[Ra1]_F(KM)_PF1(F_KM)_PFA(F_KM)_PF2(F_KM)_PN(SL).pdf |
| Summary: | Introduction: Labour pain is among the most challenging
experiences a woman could face during life. Non
Pharmacological modalities like Transcutaneous Electrical
Nerve Stimulation (TENS) are rather new methods, introduced
for relieving this pain.
Aim: To investigate the effect of concurrent use of TENS
application on the labour pain relief.
Materials and Methods: This is a double-blind randomised
clinical trial study where, a total of 104 eligible pregnant women
qualified for normal vaginal delivery. They were randomly divided
into four groups treated with Lumbar-TENS or Acupuncture
points-TENS as A: both inactive (placebo group), B: Active
Acupuncture points TENS, C: Active Lumbar TENS and D:
both active. TENS was applied on four points of toraco-lumbo
sacral, while Acupuncture points-TENS was applied on Hegu
and Sanyinjiao points. The pain scores were evaluated by Visual
Analogue Scale (VAS) criteria, four times during the study for
each individual. A questionnaire was used to evaluate the final
impression of the subjects about the TENS method. The groups
were compared using chi-square or Kruskal Wallis test. The
trend of pain score over the study time points were assessed
using Generalised Estimating Equation (GEE).
Results: The mean age of the women were 27.86±5.92 years.
There were no significant differences between the groups based
on the pain scores over the study periods (p-value=0.588).
There was a statistically significant difference between groups
for satisfaction about the procedure and the placebo group
had the lowest rate of tendency to reuse TENS at the future
Labour (74%) compared to the other three groups (93-100%)
(p-value=0.046).
Conclusion: Lumbar or Acupuncture points-TENS had
no significant relieving effects on Labour pain among the
participants. |
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| ISSN: | 2249-782X 0973-709X |