CompletedNot Applicable

TENS and Perioperative Fracture Patients

United States205 participantsStarted 2020-01-06

Plain-language summary

This is a pilot study designed to evaluate the effectiveness of TENS as part of post-operative pain management. Subjects receiving a TENS unit as part of clinical practice will be approached for consent and followed for 12 months.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Operative treatment of lower extremity conditions, including fracture fixation, treatment of nonunion, and deformity correction * Injury or deformity of the femur, tibia (plateau, shaft, pilon), or hindfoot and ankle * Isolated injury * Age 18 years or older * Able to provide consent Exclusion Criteria: * • Unable to provide consent (no use of LAR)

What they're measuring

Opioid use

Timeframe: 3 months following TENS unit placement

Trial details

NCT IDNCT04209673

SponsorWake Forest University Health Sciences

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeOBSERVATIONAL

Primary completion2025-06-30

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