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Does Acupressure Decrease Post-operative Nausea and Vomiting (PONV) After the Pectus Excavatum Correction (NUSS) Procedure?

NCT00892216 · Status: TERMINATED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 40

Last updated 2015-04-08

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Summary

Post-operative nausea and vomiting (PONV) is not only unpleasant for patients but also can delay hospital discharge and increase cost of stay. In some cases, when severe vomiting occurs, pain scores seem to be increased. The overall incidence of PONV is 30% and increases to 79% in patients at high risk for this post-operative outcome. The NUSS procedure is considered to be a procedure with a high risk for the outcome of nausea and vomiting.

Conditions

  • Pectus Excavatum

Interventions

DEVICE

Acupressure (BioBand)

Band will remain on from 20 minutes before surgery until the end of the hospital stay.

DEVICE

Acupressure (BioBand)

Band will remain on from 20 minutes before surgery until the end of the hospital stay. The same band will be placed and turned so the beads face the corresponding point on the dorsal surface of the upper limb area.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Meena Nandagopal, M.B.B.S. DLO, DARCS, FFARCS(I) · Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
8 Years
Max Age
40 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2005-04-30
Primary Completion
2010-01-31
Completion
2010-10-31

Countries

  • Canada

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