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Effect of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation on PODD in Bariatric Surgery Patients
Sponsor: Cairo University
Summary
Researchers aim to evaluate impact of transcutaneous electric nerve stimulator on the incidence of postoperative diaphragmatic dysfunction in patients living with obesity undergoing bariatric surgery
Official title: Effect of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation on Postoperative Diaphragmatic Dysfunction in Morbidly Obese Patients Undergoing Bariatric Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
20 Years - 60 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
70
Start Date
2026-05-17
Completion Date
2026-08-30
Last Updated
2026-05-20
Healthy Volunteers
No
Interventions
Transcutaneous nerve stimulator
The EM49 will be set to a TENS program with a frequency of 80-100 Hz and a pulse width of 200 μs
Sham TENS
Electrodes will be placed identically, but no current will be delivered (sham TENS)
Locations (2)
Cairo University Hospitals
Cairo, Egypt
Cairo University Hospitals
Cairo, Egypt