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Could a small electrical device cut painkiller use after hip surgery?

NCT ID NCT05939804

Symptom relief Sponsor: Cukurova University Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Sep 15, 2026 · Last updated Sep 16, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

Researchers are studying whether TENS, a device that sends mild electrical pulses through the skin, can lower pain and reduce the need for painkillers after total hip replacement. The trial enrolls 60 adults who have had hip replacement surgery and do not have a pacemaker, heart rhythm problems, or a history of chronic pain or substance abuse. On the first two days after surgery, participants in the treatment group receive TENS, and researchers measure their pain at rest and during movement along with how much pain medicine they use.

What this could mean

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Active substance
TENS, a device that delivers mild electrical pulses through the skin to nerves
What this could lead to
If TENS helps, nurses could offer a simple, drug-free way to ease pain after hip replacement and cut how much painkiller patients need.
What could go wrong
This is a small, single-center study of 60 people, so the results may not hold for everyone. TENS does not work for all patients, and it cannot be used by people with a pacemaker or certain heart rhythms.

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Phase

Not a phased trial

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Participants

60 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

May 2024

Finished

Dec 2025

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * be over 18 years old * hip replacement insertion * not have a pacemaker or arrhythmia * no history of pain, alcohol use or substance abuse * no history of pain, alcohol use or substance abuse * no history of pain, alcohol use or substance abuse * no history of psychiatric illness * no history of metastatic disease * being conscious, able to speak * No barriers to the application of TENS; no postoperative complications * being I, II and III in the ASA classification of the American Society of Anesthesiology, agreeing to participate in the study. Exclusion Criteria: * having a history of epilepsy * Using analgesics at least 1 hour before TENS is applied * the presence of a wound in the area where the electrode will be placed.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

agnosia hip fracture Pain pain agnosia Pain, Postoperative

As listed by the trial registrant

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Analgesia Hip fractures Pain, postoperative

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Cukurova University

    Adana, Adana, Turkey (Türkiye)

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