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NCT07732764

Overview

NCT ID: NCT07732764
Lead Sponsor: Fooyin UniversityOTHER
Official Title: Effects of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation on Acute Postoperative Pain, Sleep Quality, and Quality of Life in Patients Undergoing Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Sham-Controlled Study
Brief Summary: This randomized, double-blind, sham-controlled study aims to evaluate the effects of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) on acute postoperative pain, sleep quality, and quality of life in patients undergoing video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS). Participants will be randomly assigned to either an active TENS group or a sham TENS group. TENS treatment will be administered twice daily for 30 minutes over three consecutive days beginning 24 hours after surgery. Pain intensity, sleep quality, and quality of life will be assessed at predefined time points to determine the effectiveness of TENS as an adjunctive postoperative pain management strategy.
Conditions: Acute Postoperative Pain

Status and Timeline

Status: Recruiting
Last Update Posted: Jul 29, 2026Actual
Start Date: Aug 28, 2025Actual
Primary Completion Date: Oct 2026Estimated
Completion Date

Participation Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study: Child (0-17)Adult (18-64)Older Adult (65+)
Sexes Eligible for Study: All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No
Eligibility Criteria: Inclusion Criteria

Aged 15 to 85 years.

Participants younger than 18 years of age must have written informed consent provided by a parent or legal guardian.

Able to communicate and read/write in Chinese.

Scheduled to undergo video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) as determined by the treating physician.

Have stable vital signs.

Willing to participate in the study and able to complete all study procedures.

Exclusion Criteria

History of a bleeding disorder.

Patients undergoing emergency surgery.

Patients undergoing bilateral video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS).

History of cardiac disease, including cardiac arrhythmia or implantation of a cardiac pacemaker.

Known allergy or hypersensitivity to TENS electrodes or adhesive pads.

Cognitive impairment or inability to comply with the study procedures

Study Plan

Study Type: Interventional
Phase: Not Applicable
Enrollment: 90Estimated
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Allocation: Randomized
Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Triple

Contacts and Locations

Central Contacts: JIA-XIN LIN, NPContact
candy640930@gmail.com+886972091276

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Participant Group/Arms

Active TENSExperimental

Participants receive active transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) in addition to standard postoperative care. TENS is applied around the surgical site using four electrodes at 100 Hz and a pulse width of 200 microseconds for 30 minutes twice daily for three consecutive days.

Device: Active TENS

Sham TENSSham Comparator

Participants receive sham transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) using identical electrode placement and treatment procedures as the active TENS group, but without therapeutic electrical stimulation. Sessions last 30 minutes twice daily for three consecutive days

Device: Sham TENS