NCT06939517

Acupressure Wristbands for GLP-1RA Related Nausea

Antiemetic Effect of Acupressure Wristbands for GLP-1RA Related Nausea

• Status: Active Not Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 35 (actual)
• Sponsor: Florencia Ziemke · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 90 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Nausea is a common side effect of GLP-1RA medications used for treatment of Type 2 diabetes mellitus and obesity. Current recommendations for nausea relief include the use of dietary changes and prescription anti-emetics. Acupressure wristbands Sea-Band are FDA cleared for nausea relief in other indications such as motion sickness, morning sickness in pregnancy, post-operative nausea, chemotherapy associated nausea. We hypothesized that acupressure wristbands could alleviate nausea in persons taking GLP-1RA.

Detailed description

Nausea is the most commonly reported side effect of the class of drugs collectively known as glucagon like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RA). GLP-1RAs are FDA approved to treat Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and Obesity. Sea-Band is an FDA-cleared set of drug-free elastic wristbands used for nausea relief in several indications including motion sickness, morning sickness in pregnancy, post-operative nausea, chemotherapy associated nausea in persons ages 3 years old and up. The elastic wristbands have a plastic skin facing knob that apples pressure to an acupressure point called pericardium 6 (P6) located below the crease of the wrist. We hypothesize that Sea-Band can alleviate nausea in persons taking GLP-1RA. Participants on GLP-1RA medication with nausea were offered a set of Acupressure wristbands, and followed for four weeks. Weekly touch points assessed the response to nausea relief of the bands. Eligibility for the study included Adults taking GLP-1RA experiencing nausea.

Conditions

• Nausea

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	SeaBand	Drug-free, reusable Acupressure elastic wristbands applied to bilateral wrists for nausea relief

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-02-01
• Primary completion: 2025-03-13
• Completion: 2025-04-13
• First posted: 2025-04-23
• Last updated: 2025-04-23

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States

Regulatory

• FDA-regulated device study