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Does Acupressure Help Reduce Nausea and Vomiting in Palliative Care Patients? Formal Study

NCT00550251 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 58

Last updated 2018-05-04

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Pilot study completed - power calculation performed. Now formal double blind randomized study comparing active with placebo wristbands for nausea in palliative care patients to be carried out.

Conditions

Interventions

DEVICE

Acupressure Wrist Bands (Sea-Bands)

Elasticated wrist bands with active bead pressing on Pericardium 6 acupressure points bilaterally.

DEVICE

Placebo wristbands

Elasticated wrist bands without active bead.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Sue Ryder Care

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Paul Perkins, MB Bch MRCP · Sue Ryder Care Leckhampton Court Hospice

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-07-31
Primary Completion
2018-07-31
Completion
2018-07-31

Countries

  • United Kingdom

Study Locations

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Diseases

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