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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| author | Fatemeh Farjad Bastani Seyedeh Hajar Sharami Soudabeh Kazemi Aski Forozan Milani Bahareh Khakifirooz Maryam Shakiba Seyedeh Maryam Attari Tayebeh Omidkhah |
| author_facet | Fatemeh Farjad Bastani Seyedeh Hajar Sharami Soudabeh Kazemi Aski Forozan Milani Bahareh Khakifirooz Maryam Shakiba Seyedeh Maryam Attari Tayebeh Omidkhah |
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| description | 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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| spelling | doaj.art-e1c84bfacaab4f0daead6a0646e7cbca2022-12-21T22:02:04ZengJCDR Research and Publications Private LimitedJournal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research2249-782X0973-709X2020-10-011410LC11LC1610.7860/JCDR/2020/45744.14152The Effect of Simultaneous Application of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) on Specific Lumbar and Acupuncture Points on Labour Pain Relief: A Randomised Clinical TrialFatemeh Farjad Bastani 0Seyedeh Hajar Sharami1Soudabeh Kazemi Aski2Forozan Milani3Bahareh Khakifirooz4 Maryam Shakiba5Seyedeh Maryam Attari6Tayebeh Omidkhah7Reproductive Health Research Center, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Al-zahra Hospital, School of Medicine, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran.Professor, Reproductive Health Research Center, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Al-zahra Hospital, School of Medicine, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran.Assistant Professor, Reproductive Health Research Center, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Al-zahra Hospital, School of Medicine, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran.Associate Professor, Reproductive Health Research Center, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Al-zahra Hospital, School of Medicine, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran.Resident, Reproductive Health Research Center, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Al-zahra Hospital, School of Medicine, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran.Assistant Professor, Cardiovascular Diseases Research Center, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran.Reproductive Health Research Center, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Al-zahra Hospital, School of Medicine, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran.Reproductive Health Research Center, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Al-zahra Hospital, School of Medicine, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran.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.https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/14152/45744_CE[Ra1]_F(KM)_PF1(F_KM)_PFA(F_KM)_PF2(F_KM)_PN(SL).pdfhegu and sanyinjiao acupuncturelatent phasepain relief |
| spellingShingle | Fatemeh Farjad Bastani Seyedeh Hajar Sharami Soudabeh Kazemi Aski Forozan Milani Bahareh Khakifirooz Maryam Shakiba Seyedeh Maryam Attari Tayebeh Omidkhah 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 Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research hegu and sanyinjiao acupuncture latent phase pain relief |
| title | 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 |
| title_full | 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 |
| title_fullStr | 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 |
| title_full_unstemmed | 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 |
| title_short | 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 |
| title_sort | effect of simultaneous application of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation tens on specific lumbar and acupuncture points on labour pain relief a randomised clinical trial |
| topic | hegu and sanyinjiao acupuncture latent phase pain relief |
| url | https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/14152/45744_CE[Ra1]_F(KM)_PF1(F_KM)_PFA(F_KM)_PF2(F_KM)_PN(SL).pdf |
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