Does Edema Affect the Adjustment of TENS Amplitude

ConditionsEdema LegPain
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
Age40+
SponsorKaramanoğlu Mehmetbey University

About this trial

The goal of this pre-post clinical trial is to compare the amplitude settings of three different frequency TENS modes (Conventional TENS, LF TENS, HF TENS) in patients who had undergone total knee arthroplasty, both with the preoperative state and with the contralateral knee. The main question it aims to answer is: Can the electrical resistance of edematous tissue be affected and change the TENS amplitude setting? Participants will be evaluated before and after surgery. For each TENS modulation the amplitude at which tingling is felt, the current is clearly felt, and is maximum tolerated and/or muscle contraction occurred, will be documented. TENS amplitudes for all three TENS modes will be compared, both with the preoperative state and with the contralateral knee.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Age ≥ 40 years

Patients undergoing unilateral total knee arthroplasty

Disqualifiers

Patients with scars in any of both knee areas

Patients who have previously had surgery on the control leg

Patients undergoing surgery due to trauma or cancer

Patients with sensory impairments

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Not listed

Trial groups

No trial groups listed

Sponsors and collaborators

Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey University

Lead sponsor

Karaman Training and Research Hospital

Collaborator