Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT00674713
Effect of Acupuncture on Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- Phase 4
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 140 (actual)
- Sponsor
- Catholic University of the Sacred Heart · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 18 Years – 70 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
The aim of the study is to investigate if P6 acupuncture made after induction of general anaesthesia might be effective for the prevention of PONV as ondansetron and if the acupuncture-ondansetron combination could enhance single therapy efficacy in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| OTHER | Acupuncture | |
| DRUG | Ondansetron | |
| DRUG | Physiological saline solution | |
| OTHER | Sham acupuncture | |
| DRUG | Ondansetron | |
| OTHER | Acupuncture at P6 point | |
| DRUG | Physiological saline solution | |
| OTHER | Sham acupuncture |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2006-01-01
- Primary completion
- 2007-09-01
- Completion
- 2007-09-01
- First posted
- 2008-05-08
- Last updated
- 2008-05-08
Locations
1 site across 1 country: Italy
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00674713. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.