Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation on Pain Intensity of Patients With Hip Arthroplasty (TENSHIParth)
Hip Fractures
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Hip Fractures focused on measuring TENS,, VAS,, Oxford-Hip-score,, Hip-arthroplasthy,, Pain-intensity
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
Patients who recently had hip arthroplasty were recruited for this study
Exclusion Criteria:
- Subjects who had surgery but have infected wounds.
- Patients who had deep vein thrombosis post-surgery.
- Patients who had thrombophlebitis post-surgery.
Sites / Locations
- Obafemi Awolowo University
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
No Intervention
TENS
Control
This is intervention Group. Patients in this group received Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS). The VAS and Oxford hip score was administered prior to the treatment to ascertain their pain intensity and hip disability level. The site of intervention (5cm away from incision site) was cleaned properly with cotton wool soaked in methylated spirit in an outward motion. Before the self-adhesive, pre gelled electrodes was placed on the cleansed sites.The TENS unit was switched on and the parameters was adjusted to the required level. For this study, parameters used are: 100µs pulse duration, 100Hz frequency and an intensity comfortable for the patient for a duration of 15 minutes.
This was the group with no intervention. Subjects were on their normal analgesic and antibiotic medication for the period of research. The VAS and Oxford hip score were administered on the first day to ascertain pain intensity and hip disability level. The subject continued on the normal analgesics only till the third day and VAS and Oxford hip score was re-administered to assess any change in the pain intensity and hip disability level.