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: | 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 |
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| Authors: | Fatemeh Farjad Bastani, Seyedeh Hajar Sharami, Soudabeh Kazemi Aski, Forozan Milani, Bahareh Khakifirooz, Maryam Shakiba, Seyedeh Maryam Attari, Tayebeh Omidkhah |
| Source: | Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, Vol 14, Iss 10, Pp LC11-LC16 (2020) |
| Publisher Information: | JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited, 2020. |
| Publication Year: | 2020 |
| Collection: | LCC:Medicine |
| Subject Terms: | hegu and sanyinjiao acupuncture, latent phase, pain relief, Medicine |
| More Details: | 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. |
| Document Type: | article |
| File Description: | electronic resource |
| Language: | English |
| ISSN: | 2249-782X 0973-709X |
| Relation: | https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/14152/45744_CE[Ra1]_F(KM)_PF1(F_KM)_PFA(F_KM)_PF2(F_KM)_PN(SL).pdf; https://doaj.org/toc/2249-782X; https://doaj.org/toc/0973-709X |
| DOI: | 10.7860/JCDR/2020/45744.14152 |
| Access URL: | https://doaj.org/article/e1c84bfacaab4f0daead6a0646e7cbca |
| Accession Number: | edsdoj.1c84bfacaab4f0daead6a0646e7cbca |
| Database: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
| ISSN: | 2249782X 0973709X |
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| DOI: | 10.7860/JCDR/2020/45744.14152 |
| Published in: | Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research |
| Language: | English |