NCT01417741

Acupuncture and Nausea/Vomiting in Pediatric Patients

Is Intra-operative Acupuncture at P6 Plus IV Antiemetics More Effective Than IV Antiemetic Therapy Alone in Preventing Postoperative Vomiting in Pediatric Patients Following Tonsillectomy With or Without Adenoidectomy?

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 164 (actual)
• Sponsor: Oregon Health and Science University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 3 Years – 9 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of intraoperative P6 acupuncture plus standard therapy on postoperative nausea and vomiting in pediatric patients undergoing tonsillectomy with or without adenoidectomy. 200 children will be randomly assigned to either the treatment or the control group. 1. Treatment Group: Standard anti-emetic therapy plus bilateral P6 acupuncture after the induction of anesthesia 2. Control Group: Standard anti-emetic therapy only This study will monitor nausea, retching, and vomiting events both directly after the surgery as well as the next day via a follow-up phone call to the parents of the study participant.

Conditions

• Postoperative Vomiting and Nausea

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Acupuncture Needle	A small 1.8 mm needle to be placed in the P6 acupuncture point on the wrist

Timeline

• Start date: 2011-08-01
• Primary completion: 2014-08-01
• Completion: 2018-12-31
• First posted: 2011-08-16
• Last updated: 2019-08-28
• Results posted: 2019-08-28

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States