OBJECTIVE: Evaluate TENS effectiveness as a complementary treatment of chronic @entity2371 and @entity546 in @entity1 with @entity46 . STUDY DESIGN: This randomized controlled trial was performed in a tertiary health care center, including twenty-two @entity1 with @entity46 undergoing hormone therapy with persistent @entity2371 and/or @entity546 . This study was registered in the Brazilian Record of Clinical Trials (ReBEC), under n RBR-3rndh6. TENS application for 8 weeks followed a randomized allocation into two groups: Group 1 - acupuncture-like TENS (Frequency: 8Hz, pulse duration: 250 s) - VIF (n=11) and Group 2 - self-applied TENS (Frequency: 85Hz, pulse duration: 75 s) (n=11). The intensity applied was "strong, but comfortable". We evaluated @entity1 before and after treatment by the use of the Visual Analogue Scale, Deep @entity546 Scale and Endometriosis Quality of Life Questionnaire. We used the Wilcoxon and Mann-Whitney tests to compare before and after treatment conditions. RESULTS: Despite the use of hormone therapy for 1.65  2.08 years, the 22 @entity1 with @entity46 sustained @entity2371 complaints (VAS=5.95  2.13 and 2.45  2.42, p<.001) and/or @entity546 ( @entity15353 =2.29  0.46 and 1.20  1.01, p=.001). We observed significant improvement for chronic @entity2371 , @entity546 and quality of life by the use of TENS. Both application types of TENS were effective for improving the evaluated types of @entity158 . CONCLUSIONS: Both resources (acupuncture-like TENS and self-applied TENS) demonstrated effectiveness as a complementary treatment of @entity2371 and @entity546 , improving quality of life in @entity1 with @entity46 regardless of the device used for treatment.

Effectiveness of XXXX treatment for @entity1 with @entity46 through Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS): randomized controlled trial.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['women', 'patients'] @entity15353 :: ('MESH:C535808', 'Disease') :: ['DDS'] @entity2371 :: ('MESH:D017699', 'Disease') :: ['pelvic pain'] @entity46 :: ('MESH:D004715', 'Disease') :: ['deep endometriosis'] @entity158 :: ('MESH:D010146', 'Disease') :: ['pain'] @entity546 :: ('MESH:D004414', 'Disease') :: ['deep dyspareunia', 'Dyspareunia']
@entity158 :: (MESH:D010146,Disease) :: ['complementary pain']
