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. 2015 Jun 15;2015(6):CD006142. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD006142.pub3

Salvino 2013.

Methods Type of study: randomised, placebo controlled.
Condition and number of participants randomised: 145 consecutive headache sufferers grouped in 2 groups according to cutaneous allodynia total score.
Groups: real or sham TENS.
Participants Demographics: information not available.
Setting: information not available.
Inclusion: information not available.
Exclusion: information not available.
Withdrawals/dropouts: information not available.
Interventions TENS group
Where applied: at the back of the head bilaterally.
Applied by: information not available.
Waveform: information not available.
Frequency: information not available.
Pulse duration: information not available.
Pulse amplitude/Intensity: information not available.
Electrodes: information not available.
Duration and frequency of Rx: 30 minutes, three times a day for two consecutive weeks.
Device/manufacturer: information not available.
Adverse effects: information not available.
Sham TENS group: information not available.
Outcomes Pain outcome: number of headache free‐days (> 50%) at 15, 30 and 60 days.
ITT/per protocol analysis: information not available.
Statistical analysis: information not available.
"A significant change in number of headache free‐days above 50% was observed in 53 (49%) out of l08 patients treated with real TENS. Of these patients thirty‐seven respondents (82%) were non allodynic. While 47 (75%) out of the 63 non respondents were allodynic patients. Only 2 (5%) out of the 37 patients were responsive to sham TENS therapy."
Notes Objectives: to test if cutaneous allodynia influences the response to treatment with TENS in headache sufferers.