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Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation for Endometriosis-related Chronic Pain
Sponsor: Göteborg University
Summary
The study evaluates the effect of TENS (transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation) as add-on treatment compared with conventional analgesic treatment in patients with endometriosis-related chronic pain. Patients with frequent pain and high pain intensity will be randomized to additional treatment with TENS or conventional treatment for 8 weeks to evaluate the acute effects of TENS treatment (n=40). Patients with endometriosis-related pain that is not frequent or without high pain intensity constitute an external control group. All patients in the study will receive TENS treatment for a total of 16 weeks, for evaluation of long-term effects of TENS treatment.
Official title: High Frequency, High Intensity Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation for Endometriosis-related Chronic Pain - a Randomized Controlled Trial
Key Details
Gender
FEMALE
Age Range
18 Years - 100 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
40
Start Date
2021-11-12
Completion Date
2028-12
Last Updated
2025-05-23
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS)
Treatment with transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) during 16 weeks.
Conventional analgesic treatment
Conventional analgesic treatment. Conventional analgesic treatment may include no pharmacological treatment if the patient does not use any analgesics.
Locations (1)
Pain Centre, Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine Östra, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Region Västra Götaland
Gothenburg, Sweden