Treacy 2011.
Methods |
Type of study: randomised, placebo controlled design (pilot study). Condition and number of participants randomised: 12 adults admitted for IV antibiotics with acute lung pain (VAS score > 4/10) Groups: active TENS and placebo TENS |
Participants |
Demographics: N = 12; age and gender information not available. Setting: Northern Ireland; hospital inpatient setting. Inclusion: TENS naive. Exclusion: information not available. Withdrawals/dropouts: information not available. |
Interventions |
Where applied: information not available. Applied by: information not available. Waveform: information not available. Frequency: 150 Hz. Pulse duration: 200 ms. Pulse amplitude/Intensity: information not available. Electrodes:Information not available. Duration and frequency of Rx: the duration of the lung pain. Device/manufacturer: information not available. Adverse effects: information not available. |
Outcomes |
Pain outcome: VAS for pain intensity, before and after Rx. ITT/per protocol analysis: not detailed. Statistical analysis: statistically significant reduction in VAS scores post Rx in both groups. |
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