NCT04936451

Electrotherapy in the Management of Myofascial Syndrome

Contribution of an Electrotherapy Technique Such as TENS ECOMODYN® vs Electrotherapy Only Type TENS in the Management of Myofascial Syndrome After Breast Surgery

• Status: Terminated
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 5 (actual)
• Sponsor: Institut Cancerologie de l'Ouest · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Myofascial syndrome is defined as "musculoskeletal pain characterized by local and referred pain perceived to be deep and constant, and by the presence of myofascial trigger points in any part of the body" Post-breast surgery myofascial syndrome affects up to 44.7% of operated women, mainly on the muscles of the greater shoulder girdle. The repercussions are significant, functional, somatic, psychological and socio-professional affecting the quality of life. The treatments offered may or may not be medicinal. Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) is a therapy that uses low voltage electrical current to provide pain relief. A TENS unit consists of a battery-powered device that delivers electrical impulses through electrodes placed on the surface of your skin. The electrodes are placed at or near nerves where the pain is located or at trigger points.

Conditions

• Breast Cancer

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	TENS (transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation)	Patients will benefit from screening for refractory pain, neuropathic or not, with myofascial syndrome, between 3 and 12 months after surgery. The healthcare professional will determine 4 trigger points. TENS is applied twice 45 min every day for 2 months. Pain treatment will be done by using the P6 program in alternative mode: 2hz / 100Hz. The time between 2 electrostimulations will be a minimum of 4 hours and a maximum of 15 hours.
DEVICE	TENS (transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation) ECOMODYN	TENS ECOMODYN® is applied to 4 treatment points, 5 minutes per point 2 times a day for 2 months. A minimum rest period of 4 hours between 2 sessions on the same point must be respected Stimulation is performed directly with the bipolar probe of the TENS ECOMODYN® device on the painful area by fixed stimulation of 4 active pain points in 77Hz mode.

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-01-05
• Primary completion: 2023-04-14
• Completion: 2023-04-14
• First posted: 2021-06-23
• Last updated: 2023-08-01

Locations

1 site across 1 country: France