Nerve-pain device study for pain after C-section
Part of Brain & nervous system clinical trials.
This study tests whether a small skin electrical nerve stimulator (called TENS) can reduce pain after a planned or not-urgent C-section. You may be more likely to have less pain and use fewer pain medicines if the TENS helps you.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are having a scheduled or not-urgent cesarean birth (C-section)
- You can speak and read English enough to participate and consent
- You do not have a history of long-term (chronic) pain or long-term opioid (strong painkiller) use
- In the 6 months before delivery, you did not take opioids for more than 1 week
- You have not used the TENS unit before, and you did not get a midline vertical skin incision
- You will receive the study’s spinal (intrathecal) opioid pain medicine during the C-section
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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