124 completed, 38 unknown, 12 recruiting, 6 withdrawn. 182 Not applicable, 4 Phase 1, 4 Phase 4, 2 Phase 2, 1 Phase 3.
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| Trial | Phase | Status | Sponsor | Enrollment | Start | Updated |
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| TENS Use for Post-cesarean Pain Management TENS - Post Cesarean Pain Management | Not applicable | Not yet recruiting | Holy Family Hospital, Nazareth, Israel | 196 | 2026-09-01 | 2026-09-28 |
| Efficacy of Sciatic Nerve Electrical Stimulation and Therapeutic Exercise in the Management of Low-back Related Leg Pain Percutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation, Placebo Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation, Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation - Sciatica | Not applicable | Recruiting | Universidad Complutense de Madrid | 88 | 2026-05-13 | 2026-05-14 |
| Immediate and 1-week Efficacy of a Single Session of Sciatic Nerve Electrical Stimulation in the Management of Low-back Related Leg Pain Percutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation, Placebo Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation, Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation - Sciatica | Not applicable | Recruiting | Universidad Complutense de Madrid | 88 | 2026-05-13 | 2026-05-14 |
| Placebo-Induced Hypoalgesia During Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation Application in Low Back Pain TENS, TENS educational explanation video, Exercise - Low Back Pain (LBP), Low Back Pain | Not applicable | Recruiting | Cairo University | 40 | 2026-04-05 | 2026-04-16 |
| Analgesic Efficacy of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation and Dexketoprofen in Renal Colic TENS, Dexketoprofen Trometamol - Renal Colic | Phase 4 | Not yet recruiting | Adiyaman University Research Hospital | 128 | 2026-03-01 | 2025-10-02 |
| Comparison of the Effectiveness of TENS and TENS + NMES Treatment in Stroke Patients With Shoulder Pain TENS, NMES - Stroke, Shoulder Disease | Not applicable | Completed | Medical Park Bursa Hospital | 40 | 2026-02-01 | 2026-10-14 |
| Clinical Research on the Comparative Effectiveness and Safety of JHG002 Therapy for Chronic Low Back Pain: A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial Hominis placental pharmacopuncture, Tanscutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) - Chronic Low Back Pain (CLBP) | Not applicable | Recruiting | Jaseng Medical Foundation | 96 | 2025-12-17 | 2026-02-25 |
| INSTRUMENT ASSISSTED SOFT TISSUE MOBILIZATION VERSUS DRY CUPPING ON UPPER TRAPEZIUS TRIGGER POINTS: A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization, Dry Cupping, Hot Packs - Upper Trapezius Trigger Points, Non Specific Chronic Neck Pain | Not applicable | Not yet recruiting | Cairo University | 75 | 2025-12-01 | 2025-12-02 |
| Comparison of Effectiveness of Low Dose Laser and Transcutaneous Electrical Stimulation in Hemiplegic Shoulder Low Dose Laser, TENS, Conventional physical therapy - Hemiplegic Shoulder Pain | Not applicable | Recruiting | Ankara Etlik City Hospital | 45 | 2025-09-24 | 2026-06-17 |
| TENS for Endometriosis Pain in Adolescents and Young Adults TENS - Endometriosis (Diagnosis) | Not applicable | Withdrawn | Boston Children's Hospital | 2025-09-01 | 2025-12-10 | |
| Effect of Specific Versus General Hamstring Stretch on Clinical Outcomes in Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome (PFPS) Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation Device, Strength exercises for lower limb, Hamstring Stretch Muscle Energy Technique(MET) (General ) - Hamstring Shortness, Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome | Not applicable | Not yet recruiting | Cairo University | 60 | 2025-06-14 | 2025-06-15 |
| TENS With Proprioceptive-Visual Training on Gait Parameters in CP TENS, 1. Tekscan Walkway system - Cerebral Palsy (CP) | Not applicable | Completed | Cairo University | 30 | 2025-04-10 | 2026-01-14 |
| Electrical Stimulation in Individuals With Chronic Neck Pain TENS, Diadinamic Current - Pain, Neck Pain | Not applicable | Completed | Afyonkarahisar Health Sciences University | 96 | 2025-03-12 | 2026-09-25 |
| Effect of TENS on Bladder Tenesmus-related Pain and Patient Comfort After Urinary Surgery TENS - Urinary Surgery, Pain, Postoperative | Not applicable | Not yet recruiting | Istanbul Medeniyet University | 80 | 2025-03-03 | 2025-02-13 |
| The Effect of Electrotherapy on Young Individuals With Neck Pain Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation, High Voltage Pulsed Galvanic Stimulation, Sham TENS - Neck Pain | Not applicable | Completed | Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy University | 36 | 2025-01-15 | 2026-03-09 |
| Dry Needling Vs Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation in Management of Myofascial Pain Dysfunction Syndrome TENS, Dry Needle - Myofascial Pain - Dysfunction Syndrome of TMJ | Not applicable | Unknown | Cairo University | 26 | 2024-12-01 | 2024-09-04 |
| Core Stability vs. Traditional Physical Therapy: A Comparative Study on Alleviating Low Back Pain in Dysmenorrhea Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation, stretching exercises - Dysmenorrhea, Low Back Pain | Not applicable | Enrolling by invitation | Delta University for Science and Technology | 70 | 2024-10-29 | 2025-02-04 |
| TENS in Scleroderma Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation - Scleroderma, Gastroparesis | Not applicable | Completed | University of Michigan | 11 | 2024-10-01 | 2026-08-13 |
| Effect of TENS of Intestınal Functıons, Pain and Analgesis Consumptıon Amount TENS - Colorectal Surgery, Pain, Postoperative | Not applicable | Unknown | İlknur tura | 70 | 2024-09-01 | 2024-07-23 |
| Effects of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation on Breast Surgery TENS - Breast Cancer Surgery, Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation | Not applicable | Completed | Seda Akutay | 48 | 2024-09-01 | 2025-08-24 |
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