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NCT Number: NCT01247935

Electroacupuncture and Trancutaneous Electrical Nervous Stimulation (TENS) for Colonoscopy Analgesia

To compare the effectiveness of acupuncture and transcutaneous electrical nervous stimulation (TENS) in reducing patient's discomfort during colonoscopy

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Key information

Conditions

Pain Neurologic Manifestations Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms

Age range

18 year–80 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Presidio Ospedaliero di Gorizia

Gorizia, 34170, Italy

About this study

Evaluation patient's pain and discomfort during colonoscopy, using two non invasive analgesic methods.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • all patients scheduled for colonoscopy and in whom deep sedation was not planned will be included in the study

Exclusion criteria

  • age > 80 and less than 18 years old, severe cardiac or pulmonary disease, anticoagulant, benzodiazepines, antidepressants, opiates therapies, severe cognitive impairment, uncontrolled hypertension.

Treatment and study plan

Acupuncture

Other

Electrostimulation at 5 Hz in GI4, ST36, MP6, MP9 starting 20 minutes before colonoscopy

Other names: Electroacupuncture

Transcutaneous electrical stimulation

Other

Electrostimulation at 5 Hz in GI4, ST36, MP6, MP9 starting 20 minutes before colonoscopy

Other names: TENS

Control

Other

Patients are monitored for pain and discomfort

Other names: No treatment (only sedative drugs if request)

Primary outcomes

  1. Evaluation of patients' discomfort and pain during and at the end of colonoscopy both in acupuncture group and in TENS group compare with controls.

    Time frame: During colonoscopy, we'll evaluate pain at colorectal, left, trasversal and right colon position of colonscope. At the end of colonoscopy, before discharge, we' ll evaluate patient's general discomfort.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Azienda Per I Servizi Sanitari N. 2 Isontina

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Electroacupuncture and Trancutaneous Electrical Nervous Stimulation Analgesia for Colonoscopy: a Prospective, Randomized, Controlled Study

Important dates

Study start
2010
Primary completion
2010
Study completion
2011
First posted
Nov 25, 2010
Registry last updated
Jul 12, 2011

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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