Prevention of Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting (PONV) by Acupressure

This study has been completed.

First Received: January 10, 2006 Last Updated: May 27, 2008 History of Changes

Sponsored by:	Herlev Hospital
Information provided by:	Herlev Hospital
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00275483

Purpose

The purpose of this study is to determine whether stimulation to the akupressurpoint P6 with a recently developed bracelet are effective preventing postoperative nausea and vomiting

Condition	Intervention	Phase
Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting Acupressure Point P6	Device: Vital-band (R)	Phase IV

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Prevention, Randomized, Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Outcomes Assessor), Placebo Control, Parallel Assignment
Official Title:	Prevention of PONV by Acupressure. A Study of the Effect of a Recently Generated Danish Bracelet Vital-Band(R) Which Stimulates the Acupressure Point P6

Resource links provided by NLM:

MedlinePlus related topics: Nausea and Vomiting

U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by Herlev Hospital:

Primary Outcome Measures:

Postoperative nausea and vomiting

Secondary Outcome Measures:

1: The use of conventionel antiemetic treatment.
2: Lenght of stay in the perioperative unit.
3: overall lenght of stay

Enrollment:	132
Study Start Date:	May 2005
Study Completion Date:	February 2007
Primary Completion Date:	October 2005 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	18 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:	Female
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Female,
Non-smoker,
>18 years,
ASA 1 or 2,
Signed patient information,
IV-anaestesia.

Exclusion Criteria:

Male,
Smoker,
ASA 3 or 4,
Pregnancy,
Nausea and vomiting within the last 24 h before operation,
Diabetes,
Carpaltunnel syndrome,
Lymphedema of arms,
Eczema of forearm,
Patients who earlier has undergone removal of lymph nodes in the armpits,
Inhalation anaestesia.

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00275483

Locations

Denmark, Herlev
Herlev University Hospital, department of anaestesiology
Copenhagen, Herlev, Denmark, 2730

Sponsors and Collaborators

Herlev Hospital

Investigators

Principal Investigator:

Birgitte Majholm, MD

Herlev Hospital

More Information

No publications provided

Study ID Numbers:	Vital-band 01
Study First Received:	January 10, 2006
Last Updated:	May 27, 2008
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00275483 History of Changes
Health Authority:	Denmark: The Danish National Committee on Biomedical Research Ethics

Study placed in the following topic categories:

Signs and Symptoms
Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting
Vomiting

Postoperative Complications
Signs and Symptoms, Digestive
Nausea

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Signs and Symptoms
Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting
Pathologic Processes
Vomiting

Postoperative Complications
Signs and Symptoms, Digestive
Nausea

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 02, 2009