Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation for Pain Control During First-trimester Abortion

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

70

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

January 20, 2023

Primary Completion Date

March 21, 2024

Study Completion Date

March 21, 2024

Conditions
Abortion in First TrimesterPain
Interventions
DEVICE

Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS)

A low-level electrical current through the skin activates the descending inhibitory systems in the central nervous system.

DEVICE

Sham

No current applied through pads.

Trial Locations (1)

94305

Stanford University, Palo Alto

All Listed Sponsors
lead

Stanford University

OTHER