Swollen knees may change how TENS works after surgery
NCT ID NCT06153277
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 06, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study looks at whether swelling (edema) after total knee replacement changes the way a TENS machine needs to be set. TENS is a device that uses mild electrical pulses to help with pain. Researchers will test three different TENS modes on 125 adults before and after knee surgery. The goal is to see if swollen tissue affects the electrical current needed for pain relief.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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About 125 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2023
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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Who is studied
Patients who applied to Karaman Training and Research Hospital Orthopedics and Traumatology Polyclinic and were planned for unilateral knee arthroplasty
- Ages
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40 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Age ≥ 40 years * Patients undergoing unilateral total knee arthroplasty Exclusion Criteria: * 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 * Patients with excessive effusion and edema in the knee joints before the surgery (eg. Inflammatory arthropathy, gonarthrosis exacerbation, etc.) * Mental impairment, or poor general health status that would interfere with assessments during TENS application. * Any contraindication for TENS (allergy to the TENS electrodes, skin conditions or skin sensation impairment in the areas where the electrodes will be placed, pacemaker or other implanted electrical device, epilepsy, pregnancy)
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Locations
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Karaman Training and Research Hospital
RECRUITINGKaraman, 70200, Turkey (Türkiye)
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