NCT01247935

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

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

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 60 (actual)
• Sponsor: Azienda Per I Servizi Sanitari N. 2 Isontina · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 80 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

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

Detailed description

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

Conditions

• Pain

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Acupuncture	Electrostimulation at 5 Hz in GI4, ST36, MP6, MP9 starting 20 minutes before colonoscopy
OTHER	Transcutaneous electrical stimulation	Electrostimulation at 5 Hz in GI4, ST36, MP6, MP9 starting 20 minutes before colonoscopy
OTHER	Control	Patients are monitored for pain and discomfort

Timeline

• Start date: 2010-11-01
• Primary completion: 2010-12-01
• Completion: 2011-03-01
• First posted: 2010-11-25
• Last updated: 2011-07-12

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Italy