NCT03380182

Acupuncture and Acupressure for Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting in Children Undergoing Outpatient Middle Ear Surgery

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 11 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of California, Davis · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 2 Years – 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The specific aim of this study is to determine the incidence of post-operative nausea and vomiting (PONV) in the pediatric population undergoing outpatient middle ear surgery.

Detailed description

The specific aim of this study is to determine the incidence of post-operative nausea and vomiting (PONV) in the pediatric population undergoing outpatient middle ear surgery receiving our institution's standard dual prophylactic antiemetic therapy in combination with intraoperative acupuncture and postoperative acupressure compared to those receiving only the standard dual prophylactic antiemetic therapy.

Conditions

• Nausea
• Vomiting
• PONV

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Acupressure Band	These bands use pressure to stimulate the P6 acupuncture point.
OTHER	Sham Band	These sham bands are used to make it seem like the band is using pressure to stimulate the P6 acupuncture point.

Timeline

• Start date: 2017-04-05
• Primary completion: 2019-02-06
• Completion: 2019-02-06
• First posted: 2017-12-21
• Last updated: 2019-04-11

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States