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CompletedNCT06168110

A New Treatment Option for Mastalgia

Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation is a Promising Novel Non-pharmacological Treatment Alternative for Mastalgia: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Status
Completed
Phase
N/A
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
93 (actual)
Sponsor
Ankara University · Academic / Other
Sex
Female
Age
18 Years – 70 Years
Healthy volunteers
Accepted

Summary

The main objective of this study is to determine the effectiveness of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) treatment on pain and quality of life in mastalgia, which treatment has not yet reached a consensus.

Detailed description

The main objective of this study is to determine the effectiveness of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) treatment on pain and quality of life in mastalgia, which treatment has not yet reached a consensus. This randomized controlled clinical trial was completed with 20 women suffering from mastalgia. Patients were randomly assigned to the TENS treatment and sham application groups. Pain intensity, pain patterns and quality of life were evaluated with Breast Pain and SF-36 questionnaires before and 10 days after treatment in all patients.

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
DEVICETENSTranscutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) is a non-invasive treatment method widely used for pain control

Timeline

Start date
2020-02-01
Primary completion
2020-11-01
Completion
2023-01-01
First posted
2023-12-13
Last updated
2023-12-13

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT06168110. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.