NCT02510183

P6 Acupressure Before Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy

Evaluation of the Effects of P6 Acupressure Application on Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting Before Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 111 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi Gulhane Tip Fakultesi · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study is to evaluate the effect of preoperative acupressure application on Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy in terms of being in high risk group for PONV.

Detailed description

Prevention of postoperative complications is one of the main tasks of nurses. However, there are limited nursing interventions that can be done to prevent PONV. The American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses suggest nurses to teach patients with a high risk of PONV about acupressure application on P6 acupoint or to apply acupressure wristbands preoperatively. However this suggestion has a low evidence.

Conditions

• Postoperative Complications
• Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Acupressure Wrist Band	Acupressure wrist band is a knitted elasticated wrist band, which operates by applying pressure on the P6 acupressure point on each wrist by means of a plastic stud.
DEVICE	Placebo Acupressure Wrist Band	Placebo Acupressure Wrist Band is a knitted elasticated wrist band without a plastic stud.

Timeline

• Start date: 2015-02-01
• Primary completion: 2016-02-01
• Completion: 2016-04-01
• First posted: 2015-07-29
• Last updated: 2015-07-29