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Trial reportLung2020

Effects of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation on Pain, Pulmonary Function, and Respiratory Muscle Strength After Posterolateral Thoracotomy: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Hermann H Husch, Guilherme Watte, Matheus Zanon, Gabriel Sartori Pacini, Daniella Birriel, Pauline L Carvalho, Adriana Kessler, Graciele Sbruzzi

2 registry-linked trialsAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Lung, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 9 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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9citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
3.9field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT02438241 phase1 / phase2unknown statusnot on this map

Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation Post-thoracic Surgery in a Intensive Care Unit: Randomized Clinical Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorIrmandade Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Porto AlegreRan2015 to 2016Enrolled45ConditionsThoracic SurgeryArmsConventional physiotherapy Group, TENS Group, Placebo TENS group
NCT04964973 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2021, after this paper: background citation

Effect of Transcutaneous Electro-stimulation in Ambulatory Postoperative Rehabilitation Treatment in Thoracic Surgery: Randomized Clinical Trial.

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of Las Palmas de Gran CanariaRan2021 to 2022Enrolled111ConditionsThoracic, Postoperative PainArmsControl, Experimental, Placebo
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 19 citations in OpenAlex.

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  9. Effects of electrical stimulation on skin surface.Acta mechanica Sinica = Li xue xue bao · 2021
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Hermann H HuschPrograma de Pós-Graduação Em Ciências Pneumológicas, Universidade Federal Do Rio Grande Do Sul, Rua Ramiro Barcelos, 2400, Porto Alegre, RS, 90035002, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-9155-808X
Guilherme WatteDepartment of Clinical Research and Radiology, Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Thomas Dr, Liverpool, L14 3PE, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-6948-3982
Matheus ZanonMedical Imaging Research Laboratory, Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre, R. SarmentoLeite, 245, Porto Alegre, RS, 90050-170, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0001-7851-5125
Gabriel Sartori PaciniMedical Imaging Research Laboratory, Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre, R. SarmentoLeite, 245, Porto Alegre, RS, 90050-170, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-4822-7082
Daniella BirrielHospital Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Porto Alegre, Av. Independência, 75, Porto Alegre, 90020-160, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-8070-6913
Pauline L CarvalhoUniversidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre, Rua Sarmento Leite, 245, Porto Alegre, 90050-170, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0003-2733-6674
Adriana KesslerUniversidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre, Rua Sarmento Leite, 245, Porto Alegre, 90050-170, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0003-2929-1887
Graciele SbruzziPrograma de Pós-Graduação Em Ciências Pneumológicas, Universidade Federal Do Rio Grande Do Sul, Rua Ramiro Barcelos, 2400, Porto Alegre, RS, 90035002, Brazil. graciele.sbruzzi@ufrgs.br.ORCID 0000-0002-4677-3098
Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre · BRTwitter (United States) · USUniversidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul · BRUniversity of Liverpool · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo evaluate the effects of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) compared to placebo TENS and a control group on pain, pulmonary function, respiratory muscle strength, and analgesic medications in the postoperative period of thoracotomy in an Intensive care unit (ICU).

methodsPatients who had undergone posterolateral thoracotomy were randomly allocated to receive TENS during ICU stay, or placebo TENS, or into the control group. All groups received conventional physiotherapy. We analysed the intensity of pain, pulmonary function, respiratory muscle strength, and use of analgesia medications. Outcomes were evaluated before surgery, immediately after, 24 and 48 h after ICU admission.

resultsForty-five patients were included. Regarding pain perception, there was no difference between groups (p = 0.172), but there was a significant reduction in pain intensity for patients receiving TENS after first physiotherapy session compared to baseline (4.7 ± 3.2 vs 3.3 ± 2.6; p < 0.05). All groups had a decrease in forced vital capacity (FVC) after surgery (p < 0.001). There was no difference between the groups regarding the use of analgesic medications, but a higher intake of morphine and acetaminophen were observed for the control (p = 0.037) and placebo group (p = 0.035), respectively.

conclusionThe use of TENS provides a little benefit of pain (in the first 12 h) but failed to demonstrate any improvement in the recovery of ICU patients after 48 h of posterolateral thoracotomy.

trial registrationNCT02438241.

Indexed as

Postoperative PainRespiratory Function TestsAnalgesicsFemaleHumansIntensive Care UnitsMaleMiddle AgedMuscle StrengthPain MeasurementPhysical Therapy ModalitiesRecovery of FunctionRespiratory MusclesThoracotomyTranscutaneous Electric Nerve StimulationTreatment OutcomeAnalgesicsPain managementPulmonary functionThoracotomyTranscutaneous electric nerve stimulation

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PMID32036406
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