Prevention of Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting (PONV) by Acupressure

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE4

Total Enrollment

132 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2005-05-31

Study Completion Date

2007-02-28

Brief Summary

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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

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting Acupressure Point P6

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

TRIPLE

Participants Caregivers Outcome Assessors

Interventions

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Vital-band (R)

Intervention Type DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

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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.

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Principal Investigators

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Birgitte Majholm, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Herlev Hospital

Locations

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Herlev University Hospital, department of anaestesiology

Copenhagen, Herlev, Denmark

Site Status

Countries

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Denmark

Other Identifiers

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Vital-band 01

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id